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.
The 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.