What SEND school and college options are available

Find out more about the different SEND school and college education options available.

Special schools and colleges in Brighton & Hove

Special schools are for children with significant learning difficulties. Children at these schools may need help with:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional and mental health
  • sensory and physical needs

You can tell us which school you want your child to go to when it's time to:

  • make the draft Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan
  • review the EHC plan

Types of special schools

In Brighton & Hove, we have council-run special schools.

Around the UK, there are also:

  • non-maintained and independent special schools and colleges that are not funded by councils or run to make a profit
  • independent schools, also called private schools, that are not funded by councils and are run to make a profit