Admissions
All young people who attend Doubletrees School have an Education, Health and Care Plan. The admission of children with Education, Health and Care Plans to schools is a matter for the Local Authority who has statutory responsibility for arranging their provision. The admissions process for a special school place is via an education, health and care plan - Request an Education, Health and Care Plan Needs Assessment - Cornwall Council statutory assessment or through the information and evidence gathered at an annual review meeting - Annuals Review of an Education, Health and Care Plan - Cornwall Council. The decision about allocation of these places is the responsibility of the Statutory Special Educational Needs Panel - Cornwall Council
The progress and continued placement of children and young people at a school in the Special Partnership is subject to statutory Annual Review.
Further information regarding the protocols/pathways relating to the admission process can be found in the links below:
Different types of settings for children with SEND - Cornwall Council
If you wish to appeal about an admission decision, please click here - School place appeals process - Cornwall Council
Special Partnership Trust Admission Statement
'The Special Partnership Trust consists of an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone. We are formed to ensure that every child, irrespective of need or location gets the best learning opportunities possible. We believe in providing challenge and support in equal measure to our pupils, nurturing the talents and skills of all learners.
The Special Partnership Trust brings together five special schools and four ARBs based in Cornwall and Devon; Curnow (Redruth), Doubletrees (St. Austell), Nancealverne (Penzance), Pencalenick (Truro), Orchard Manor (Dawlish), Bude ARB, Brannel ARB, Mount Charles ARB and Falmouth ARB. The partnership is committed to developing support for the broader SEN community in both mainstream and alternative specialist provisions, so that there is a more equitable access to high quality specialist support irrespective of location.
The Trust will look objectively at every referral made to us and base our decision on whether we can meet that young person’s needs, taking into account the safety and dynamics of the young people accommodated in the academy at that time. Local Authorities wishing to place young people will provide us with the appropriate paperwork, which will allow us to assess the level of need of the young person. We will also consider their safety and compatibility of needs with others within the Academy. If we feel that we can meet their needs and accommodate the young person we will offer a place and inform the referring Local Authority.
For a child to be admitted, the school must be named, by a local authority, in the child’s Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). The Special Partnership Trust will work in partnership with local authorities and parents/carers to assess the suitability of a pupil’s placement. Parents wishing their children to benefit from our provision should ask their local authority to name one of our schools in their child’s EHCP'
We welcome visits to our school. Please contact our Parent Engagement Lead to make an appointment. Michelle Sandham. msandham@doubletrees.org.uk
