New Nottinghamshire school to be built to cope with rising demand

A new school will be built in Nottinghamshire to help tackle the increasing demand for specialist school places, the Government has revealed. A 160-space special free school will be set up in the county as part of an initiative announced by the Department for Education on Thursday, May 9.

Councillor Sam Smith, cabinet member for education and SEND at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “This is such positive news and very welcomed for the families of children with SEND in Nottinghamshire.” The county council has experienced an increase in requests for education, health and care plans , and subsequently in the need for specialist school places, officials said.The authority said it had invested more than £5m into creating 97 specialist educational places from 2021 to 2023.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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