NATIONAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES CONTRACT For the Placement of Learners and Young People with High Needs In Day and Residential Schools and CollegesContract for the Provision of Services for Learners With Special Education Needs • December 24th, 2020
The Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998, The Education Act 1996, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, the Children Act 1989, the Learning and Skills Act 2000, the Education and Skills Act 2008 and the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and the associated regulations give details of Placement arrangements for Learners in Schools and colleges. Under section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000, a School which accommodates Children and Young People for 295 days or more in one year is also classified as a Children’s Home.
