Specialist Schools
For advice and support schools should contact the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (Tel: 020 7802 2377 email info@ssatrust.org.uk) or the Youth Sport Trust School Support Unit (Tel: 01509 226600 or email: SchoolSupportUnit@
youthsporttrust.org.
HPSS 2008 Criteria
Schools will wish to be aware of the publication of the 2008 HPSS criteria - click here (Word 44KB). This will apply to schools that receive Section 5 inspections from September 2007 to July 2008. Specialist schools do not need to take any action at this stage and schools that this affects will be contacted during the week commencing 5 May 2008. We are revising the specialist schools guidance and this will include an updated HPSS section detailing the expectations of HPSS and the additional specialisms that will be made available to eligible schools. We expect to publish the 2008 guidance also in the week commencing 5 May.
Specialist Schools and Diplomas
Specialist schools will have a crucial role to play in securing the delivery of Diplomas and we will be encouraging schools where specific Diplomas are closely associated with subjects in the specialism to work in partnership with other schools and colleges to support high quality provision. Schools have highlighted the potential conflict in the existing version of the specialist schools guidance around the provision of some Diplomas and certain specialist school requirements. Having consulted our key partners we are in the process of revising these requirements to support the provision of all diplomas from September 2008 and to make clear that no school is at risk of losing their specialist status just through the provision of diplomas. We will set out further details in the revised specialist schools guidance which we plan to publish in April 2008.
If you have any questions about the delivery of diplomas in relation to specialist school requirements please email specialist.schools@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
Last update 04/03/08
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What are Specialist Schools?
An introduction to the aims and background of the Specialist Schools Programme, and an outline of the characteristics specific to each of the ten specialisms. What are Specialist Schools?
For an alphabetical list of all 2892 specialist schools please click here (Excel 871 KB).
For a list of all specialist schools by Goverment Office please click here (Excel 910 KB).
For a list of all SEN schools in the Programme please click here (Excel 38 KB).
For a list of all High Performing Specialist schools as at 01/04/08 please click here (Excel 104 KB).
Redesignation
All schools submitting SEF and SDP to the DCSF for re-designating purposes should email them to specialist.schools@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
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