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Engagement work: Maintained special school and pupil referral unit (PRU) sector update – spring 2021
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This report summarises the findings from 25 engagement phone calls made to maintained special schools and PRUs between the end of October 2020 and the beginning of February 2021. Throughout this period, leaders confirm that their schools and PRUs have remained open, including through the recent lockdown to provide education for vulnerable learners and the children of critical workers, in line with relevant Welsh Government guidance. However, there is significant variability across Wales regarding the proportion of pupils identified as eligible to attend the school or PRU regularly for on-site provision. Due to the restrictions health and safety guidelines place on capacity, maintained special schools in particular have been unable to respond fully to parental requests for placements. In addition, local authorities have interpreted Welsh Government guidance that these settings should remain open to support vulnerable learners differently.
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