Special Schools
You can find information on what constitutes an independent special school on TeacherNet.http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/sen/schools/independent/
See the information on non-maintained special schools.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/sen/schools/nmss/
The report of the Special Schools Working Group maps out a future programme of change for the special schools sector.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/sen/schools/specialschoolswg /
