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Special school and resource base development projects

Wiltshire Council is working with our local schools to increase the number of special school and resource base places available in Wiltshire to meet growing demand for specialist SEN school places

Wiltshire Council is making a £33 million investment in special schools in north Wiltshire. Working with our construction partners, Willmott Dixon, we will be providing up to 400 places for our SEND pupils, from early years to post-16 years, on the Rowde site, by September 2023.

Wiltshire Council wants to ensure that all children and young people with SEND have access to a first-class education. The project is part of a wider plan that has seen the special schools of Larkrise, St Nicholas, and Rowdeford, come together to form Silverwood school.

Here you can find out information about the project, including newsletters and frequently asked questions, and find opportunities to get involved in working with us to have your say on the design of the new buildings.

To ask us a question, email SpecialSchools@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window)

Special Provision Capital Fund

Wiltshire Council was awarded £1,359,723 from the Department for Education to support them in creating new places and improve facilities at existing schools for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The funding has been used to develop provision for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or a Statement of Special Education Needs in mainstream and/or special schools. The final local plan shows how this funding was spent:  Special Provision Capital Fund Local Plan Final (PDF) [26KB] (opens new window)

Read the  Consultation Document (PDF) [458KB] (opens new window)

Silverwood School

Wiltshire Council is making a £33m investment with Silverwood School, working with our construction partners Willmott Dixon to provide up to 400 places for SEND pupils aged from early years to post-16 on the Rowde site. The new build is due to be completed by September 2023 and the refurbishment to the existing buildings on the Rowde site by March 2024.

Frequently asked questions

Build and Design question and answer event 3 March 2021

If you wish to print the questions below, please use the attached document:  Silverwood School Build Design Community Event Q&A 03 March 2021 (PDF) [79KB] (opens new window)

Build and Design question and answer event 11 November 2020

If you wish to print the questions below, please use the attached document: Silverwood School Build Design Community Event Q&A 11 November 2020 (PDF) [153KB] (opens new window)

Parent / Carer frequently asked questions

If you wish to print the questions below, please use the attached document:  Parent Carer FAQs (Word doc) [141KB] (opens new window)

Newsletters

Special Schools Project newsletters:

Silverwood student in sensory time
Silverwood Student working at desk
Silverwood students doing some gardening
Silverwood students playing outdoors
Silverwood students using assistive equipment

Consultation archive

Document Archive

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