Residential special schools: national minimum standards
Guidance for special schools providing residential accommodation for any child.
Applies to England
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Guidance for:
- school leaders
- school staff
It applies to:
- state-funded special schools
- independent residential special schools
It contains a statement of national minimum standards.
Special schools support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp boarding schools national minimum standards apply to all other schools that provide accommodation for children.
Updates to this page
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Removed 'National minimum standards for residential special schools: in force until 5 September 2022' and replaced with current 'National minimum standards for residential special schools'.
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Updated 'National minimum standards for residential special schools: in force from 5 September 2022' document � para 12.2 and footnote 21 � to ensure employers are following guidance from relevant professional organisations.
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Added 'National Minimum Standards for residential special schools: in force from 5 September 2022'.
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Updated document as a result of Ofsted inspections against the standards, and revisions to the independent school standards.
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First published.