Green light given to plans for new special educational needs school
A Telford school can go ahead and build an exciting expansion for students with special educational needs after planners gave it the thumbs up.
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The new Queensway Academy would replace the existing Queensway South School in Hinkshay Road, Dawley, costing £9 million.
It will provide education for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) issues, with headteacher, Julie Bravo overseeing both the academy and Queensway North School.
“In line with national trends, Telford and Wrekin is experiencing an increase in the number of children with complex and significant special educational needs who would benefit from specialist or alternative education provision, especially those on the autism spectrum and those with social, emotional and mental health needs,” reads a design and access statement submitted to Telford & Wrekin Council.
“The capital expansion at Queensway will increase the capacity of the specialist provision available to children in the borough.”
