Outreach, support and training
Many schools run outreach services,
particularly special schools and
mainstream schools with resourced
provision or a designated unit. Some
schools also operate in-reach services
where pupils and or staff from other
schools come on site to access
specialist facilities or expertise within
the school. Many schools with specialist
expertise or facilities also provide
training. Some schools provide a base
for SEN support services. An understanding
of the school’s role in the
pattern of local provision and the range
of functions that it fulfils for pupils,
parents and professionals is crucial to
an understanding of the design
requirements.
Sometimes, LAs may place children in
independent or non-maintained special
schools. See Annex C, page 188, for
more details.