Site development
The following points apply particularly
to a special school (whether standalone
or co-located with a mainstream
school) but should be borne in mind
when any school is developed, to
ensure inclusion4:
• The school should be conveniently
located, with good transport links and
proximity to other local school and
community facilities, so that schools
can work in partnership to support
children with SEN and disabilities,
and to make it easier to access work
experience and training opportunities,
as well as for social inclusion and local
community involvement.
• The site should ideally be relatively
level but changes in level can be
exploited positively for split-level twostorey
school accommodation, which
offers external access to the ground at
both levels.
• Where special schools are built on
restricted sites that cannot comply
with the Education (School Premises)
Regulations requirements for playing
fields, access to the curriculum should
be ensured by partnership arrangements
with other schools and centres.
For more information on primary and
secondary outdoor facilities, see pages
68 and 100.