special school

British

noun

a school for children who are unable to benefit from ordinary schooling because they have learning or physical disabilities, etc

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The government has also pledged to set up breakfast clubs for every primary school and special school in the country.

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It was designed for autistic children unable to manage in mainstream school, but for whom special school might not be the right place.

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Under savings plans announced by the EA, the cost of a school dinner for primary and special school pupils will go up by 50p from £2.60 to £3.10.

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Wiltshire Council want the Calder House Independent School, near Colerne, to become a satellite campus of an existing special school.

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"They've got to go through the statementing process because we are a special school."

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