• The level of security required is
often higher at a special school. The
following needs (sometimes conflicting)
will have to be addressed:
• The level of school-time visitors
(therapists, children from other
schools)
• Safe means of escape
• Protection of vulnerable children,
who may be unaware, for example,
of traffic dangers
• Children with challenging behaviour
who may climb walls, run away or
cause harm
For more detail on external circulation
see Access and circulation, page 38
and Building construction, page 139.