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In future all special schools will be called complex needs schools and will provide for children and young people aged 2-19 years. The Strategy will also increase the number of specialist units in mainstream schools to 59 specialist resource bases and each will have an area of specialism.

The 11 August 2008 SEN Strategy report to Norfolk County Council Cabinet recommended:

59 Specialist Resource Bases and 13 Complex Needs School locations

Specialist Resource Bases will be set up over a 2-year period, beginning in September 2008

The change of designation process for the current special schools to become complex needs schools will begin from September 2008 for an anticipated start-date of September 2009

The change from the current moderate learning difficulty (MLD) and severe learning difficulty (SLD) special schools to complex needs schools will be a slow and carefully managed process to ensure that the already high standard of our special schools is maintained and continues to improve. The start date for change is September 2009 and will be put in place very gradually.

For more information call the
SEN Strategy Team on
0844 800 8001