Surrey invests £2m in centres for children with special education needs

Surrey invests £2m in centres for children with special education needs

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Surrey County Council has signed off investment of £2 million in education for children with special needs. A new centre will be built and the council’s nine specialist resource facilities at mainstream primary schools will be improved.

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Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Change and Efficiency Tim Hall said: “Our priority is excellence in education and we are determined to work with our schools to create an environment that unlocks every child’s full potential.

“This £2m investment shows our commitment to making sure that children across Surrey with the most severe and complex needs have the best possible facilities.”

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The centres mainly support children with learning difficulties on the autistic spectrum.

It is expected that the new centre will be based at a school in the Epsom and Ewell area. The council is currently deciding the best location.

Centres the county council is improving:
· Badshot Lea Village Infant (Farnham)
· Cordwalles Junior (Camberley)
· Pyrcroft Grange Primary (Chertsey)
· William Cobbett Junior (Farnham)
· Bagshot Infant (Bagshot)
· Dovers Green (Reigate)
· Eastwick Infant (Great Bookham, Leatherhead)
· Eastwick Junior (Great Bookham, Leatherhead)
· St Matthew’s CofE Primary (Redhill).

It is expected work at all the centres will be completed by September 2012.

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For more information, please contact Senior Media Relations Officer Kevin Richardson on 0208 541 7267 or email kevin.richardson@surreycc.gov.uk.