For many years, SEND school provision has been sorely lacking, with it often siloed by specialist need and thus spread thinly across a wide geographical area. Stories of pupils travelling more than an hour each way to a suitable school have been commonplace, putting huge amounts of pressure on both the children and their parents, in addition to financial strain on the local authority to cover the travel costs.

Our new SEND white paper explores some of the ways in which local authorities have tackled this challenge, with an increasing focus on an ‘all-needs, all-through’ approach as we are seeing in practice with some of our customers.

It focuses on the importance of collaborative design and build, sustainability and social value in creating inclusive spaces for learning, and is packed with insight from specialists who are involved in successful SEND school schemes at Willmott Dixon, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire county councils, and A+G Architects.

Download and read the ‘Building for All’ white paper now

We are proud to have delivered a wide range of SEND schools, from being at the forefront of Lincolnshire County Council’s £86m SEND school development programme, delivering the state-of-the-art Polden Bower all-age SEN School in Bridgwater, and creating a £29m net-zero campus at Silverwood SEND School in Wiltshire.