WHAT: A set of standards for ensuring the welfare protection of children in residential special schools. It includes standards and outcomes relating to children’s rights, protection, and care, as well as staffing, organization and management.
WHO: Policy makers, school administrators and social and community workers providing accommodation and education for children with special needs.
WHERE: This document provides UK specific guidance, however the standards are universally relevant with adaptation to local resources and needs.
WHY: To guide in the provision of residential education for children and young people with special needs. It provides a model for the establishment of an effective inspection and reporting processes.
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