How it can help
The Pioneer School works with children and young people with severe and multiple learning difficulties. Many pupils also have associated physical, sensory or communication difficulties, emotional difficulties and/or medical problems.
The Pioneer School has modern sensory and therapy facilities. Therapists work closely with classroom staff to plan and deliver a bespoke curriculum using a pupil centred approach.
The Pioneer School is a day school. It does not have residential facilities.
Age
3 to 19
Eligibility
To apply to a special school, a pupil must have:
- an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
- complex, high needs that cannot be met in a mainstream setting.
How to access
Pupils are placed at The Pioneer by the Local Authority through the EHCP process.
For a child to be admitted, the school must be named, by their home local authority, in the child’s Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Further information on admissions to The Pioneer can be found on the school’s website.