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Guidance: Residential special schools: national minimum standards

Department For Education

August 23
12:39 2022

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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.

National minimum standards for residential special schools: in force from 5 September 2022 is included for reference only.

Schools should continue to follow Residential special schools - national minimum standards: in force until 5 September 2022.

The Boarding schools: national minimum standards apply to all other schools that provide accommodation for children.

Published 1 November 2012
Last updated 23 August 2022 +show all updates
  1. 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.

  2. Added 'National Minimum Standards for residential special schools: in force from 5 September 2022'.

  3. Updated document as a result of Ofsted inspections against the standards, and revisions to the independent school standards.

  4. First published.

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