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Working in partnership to Presentation Title create excellent new school places in Presented by John Smith Croydon Alison Farmer, Head of 0 to 25 SEN and Disability Jennifer Wade, Head of School Place Planning and Admissions and Learning Access September 2013 Wednesday 27 September

Launch Event – overview of the morning • Welcome and introductions • About Croydon – a excellent place to live and work and great opportunities for our children and young people • Creating Excellent New School Places • Your questions

The heart of this project A YouTube clip was shown of interviews with young people with learning disabilities. If you would like to see this clip, please contact Alison Farmer.

Welcome to Croydon

Croydon – a excellent place to live and work and great opportunities for our children and young people

A diverse landscape of current provision working in partnership • 88 Mainstream Primary/Infant/Junior Schools • 22 Mainstream Secondary Schools • 8 Special Schools

Croydon young people with SEN Our aim for children with special educational needs is that these young people achieve outcomes of independence and employment in or near their local community. We expect children to be educated in local schools that are judged good or outstanding by Ofsted.

Our expectation of Croydon’s new free special school • School staff are skilled, experienced and confident in educating children with autism and learning difficulties • The school delivers a communication and behaviour based curriculum – to meet children’s autism needs • The school promotes inclusion of young people in their local community • The school works in partnership with the Local Authority and Croydon’s special schools

Next steps and other information • Site information - the proposed site is subject to the Local Plan • Information relating to the application process can be found at www.croydon.gov.uk/freeschool • We will update the website with the answers to key questions throughout the process