Special Schools and Classes

The City of Edinburgh Children and Families Department has a responsibility to make adequate and efficient provision for learners with additional support needs for whose education they are responsible. The Council can give support to families with children with additional support needs by:

Giving information on available services in Edinburgh.
Special help for all learners with additional support needs, with ongoing review of how suitable and effective that help is.

The following services will require an assessment, which can be requested through the Headteacher of a child's Nursery, Primary or Secondary School:

Placement in special classes in nurseries attached to Primary Schools.
Placement in Language and Communication classes in Primary Schools.
Placement in Secondary Resource (Additional Support Needs - Learning and Language).
Placement in nurseries for pre school children with significant sensory, physical and learning needs.
Placement in a Special School.

Services

Location	Service
Abbeyhill Primary Nursery and Westfield Court Nursery	Special classes
Broughton, Craigentinny, Murrayburn, Royal Mile, Stenhouse and St. Cuthbert's Primaries	Language and Communication Classes
Craigmount High, Drummond Community High, Leith Academy and St. Thomas of Aquin's R.C. High	Secondary Resource (Additional Support Needs - Learning and Language)
Bright Start nurseries at Oakland and Braidburn Schools	Pre-school children with significant needs
Prospect Bank and Redhall (Primaries)	Significant global learning difficulties of a moderate to severe nature
Pilrig Park and Woodlands (Secondaries)	Significant global learning difficulties of a moderate to severe nature
St. Crispin's (Primary and Secondary)	Significant complex learning difficulties and communication difficulties
Braidburn and Oaklands (Primary and Secondary)	Complex physical, medical, sensory and learning difficulties
Kaimes (Primary and Secondary)	Language and communication difficulties, specific language impairment and autistic spectrum disorder
Rowanfield (Primary) and Blackford Brae (Primary - Barnardos)	Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
Gorgie Mills (Secondary)	Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
Panmure St. Ann's (Secondary from S2 upwards)	Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
Wellington (day and residential boys S2 to S4)	Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
Edinburgh Secure Services	Secure Services

Assessment

Assessment for placement in any of the above services is carried out by a multi-agency team which can include representatives from Health, Social Work, Education, Psychological Services.

Assessment is carried out with the family's involvement and will take account of the family and child/young person's views.

There are several Professional Assessment Groups made up of professionals with expertise in the different areas of additional support needs.

A multi-agency Professional Assessment Group considers all applications for the above services and makes recommendations which require to be approved by the Manager for Special Schools and Classes with exception of Wellington and Edinburgh Secure Services which require the approval of the Manager, Specialist Residential Services.

View a list of all Special Schools, including contact details.

Contacts

Name: Special Schools and Classes

Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG

Tel: 0131 200 2000 (switchboard)