Staff Guide To The Residential Special Schools Standards

Residential special schools in England must follow rules, or Standards, that are set by the government. This guide tells you what the rules are, and how they apply to you as a member of staff. Use this full-colour guide to find out what your school should be doings to help a young person when they move into a residential special school. The guide covers lots of issues like staying in touch with friends and family, food, care, and education, working together, health, getting the special help young people need, and hobbies. It also explains how the school should be managed and how to make a complaint or what to do if the Standards are being broken. This staff guide to residential special schools is part of the series of guides about the National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools. There are two other guides available, one for children and young people and one for parents.

Residential special schools in England must follow rules, or Standards, that are set by the government. This guide tells you what the rules are, and how they apply to you and where you live. Use this full-colour illustrated guide to find out what should happen when you move into a residential special school and what that school should be doing for you while you live there. The guide covers lots of issues such as staying in touch with friends and family, food, care and education, working together, your health, getting the special help you need, and hobbies. It also tells you about how your school should be managed by the staff that work there. You can also find out how to make a complaint or what to do if you think the rules are being broken. This young person's guide to residential special schools is part of the series of guides about the National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools. There are two other guides available, one for parents and one for staff.

Residential special schools in England must follow rules, or Standards, that are set by the government. This guide tells you what the rules are, and how they apply to your child's school. Use this full-colour guide for parents to find out what is expected of residential special schools and the staff who work in them, how you can help the people caring for your child, and the information you should receive. This guide provides the wording of each Standard, advice about good practice, and a list of questions you can use to ensure that the care of your child is 'up to standard'. This parent's guide to residential special schools is part of the series of guides about the National Minimum Standards for Residential Special Schools. There are two other guides available, one for staff and one for children and young people.

This document contains details of the national minimum standards applicable to residential special schools, which are either 1) listed as a special school under the Education Act 1996 or 2) an independent school for pupils with special educational needs or who are in public care. There is a separate set of national minimum standards for other boarding schools which provide accommodation for children (ISBN 0113225415). These standards are published under section 87C (1) of the Children Act 1989 as amended by section 23 (1) of the Care Standards Act 2000, and are to be used by the National Care Standards Commission which has responsibility for welfare inspection from April 2002. The standards are grouped under a number of subject headings including: children's rights; child protection; care and control; premises; staffing; organisation and management.

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