Prospective
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Special Educational Needs) (Approval of Independent Schools) Regulations 1994 which prescribe the requirements to be complied with by an independent school as a condition of its approval as a school suitable for the admission of children for whom statements of special educational needs are maintained under section 324 of the Education Act 1996.
As well as making minor technical changes to the 1994 Regulations, these Regulations clarify the requirements which relate to: the employment at a school of teachers of children whose sight or hearing is impaired (regulation 4); the admission of children (regulations 5 and 8); the obtaining and implementation of advice from the local fire authority (regulation 9); and the notification of parents and other persons in the event of a child’s death, or where a child suffers a serious injury or illness (regulations 10 and 11).