Children's services
Walsall Council welcomes plan for new SEND school
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A new free school for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will be built in Walsall following a successful bid by Walsall Council.
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced plans for the new school, which will provide more than 300 full-time places for children with complex SEND needs including autism, social emotional and mental health needs.
The school will be an all-through school for both boys and girls aged between 3 and 19 and will help address the growing numbers of SEND places needed in Walsall.
The DfE will fund and build the free school, with the location and timescales for opening to be shared at a future date.
“ This is really good news.
“Walsall Council is committed to providing special educational needs school places for children which are local to them, so they can access social and support networks nearby.
“Once built this new Free School for the borough will provide more places for children and more choice for pupils and their parents and carers. “
There will be 16 new schools country-wide, with more information available at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-expands-support-for-pupils-with-send
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