Residential Special Schools: National Minimum Standards – Inspection Regulations

Author:

Department of Health

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £23.00

'Residential Special Schools: National Minimum Standards – Inspection Regulations' contains details of the National Minimum Standards applicable to residential special schools, which are either listed as a special school under the Education Act 1996 (ISBN 0105456969), or 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 ('Boarding Schools: National Minimum Standards - Inspection Regulations' – 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 (ISBN010541400X, available below) 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.

Extent	80 pages	ISBN	9780113225446
Size	tbc	Price	£23.00
Format	Paperback	Published	29 Apr 2002
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