All learners who attend Doubletrees School have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Admissions to our school are managed by the Local Authority, which holds the statutory responsibility for arranging educational provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

How to Apply for a Place at Doubletrees School

The admission process for a special school place is carried out via the EHCP pathway. There are two main routes:

Through a new EHCP needs assessment
➤ Request an EHCP Needs Assessment – Cornwall Council

Through an Annual Review of an existing EHCP
➤ Annual Review of an EHCP – Cornwall Council

Decisions regarding the allocation of special school places, including placements at Doubletrees School, are made by the Statutory Special Educational Needs (SEN) Panel – Cornwall Council.

All placements are reviewed annually as part of the statutory Annual Review process, which assesses the progress of the learner and the continued appropriateness of the provision.

For more information on SEND admissions processes, please see the following links:

• Admissions for an Area Resource Base (ARB) or Special School Place – Cornwall Council

• Different types of settings for children with SEND - Cornwall Council

• School place appeals process - Cornwall Council

 

Special Partnership Trust Admission Statement

'The Special Partnership Trust consists of an ambitious and inspiring collaboration of specialist provision with a focus on excellence in learning for everyone. We are formed to ensure that every child, irrespective of need or location gets the best learning opportunities possible. We believe in providing challenge and support in equal measure to our pupils, nurturing the talents and skills of all learners.

The Special Partnership Trust brings together five special schools and four ARBs based in Cornwall and Devon; Curnow (Redruth), Doubletrees (St. Austell), Nancealverne (Penzance), Pencalenick (Truro), Orchard Manor (Dawlish), Bude ARB, Brannel ARB, Mount Charles ARB and Falmouth ARB. The partnership is committed to developing support for the broader SEN community in both mainstream and alternative specialist provisions, so that there is a more equitable access to high quality specialist support irrespective of location.

The Trust will look objectively at every referral made to us and base our decision on whether we can meet that young person’s needs, taking into account the safety and dynamics of the young people accommodated in the academy at that time. Local Authorities wishing to place young people will provide us with the appropriate paperwork, which will allow us to assess the level of need of the young person.  We will also consider their safety and compatibility of needs with others within the Academy. If we feel that we can meet their needs and accommodate the young person we will offer a place and inform the referring Local Authority.

For a child to be admitted, the school must be named, by a local authority, in the child’s Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). The Special Partnership Trust will work in partnership with local authorities and parents/carers to assess the suitability of a pupil’s placement. Parents wishing their children to benefit from our provision should ask their local authority to name one of our schools in their child’s EHCP'

We welcome visits to our school. Please contact enquiries@doubletrees.org.uk to arrange this.