Short Stay School for Norfolk

The short stay school service is for learners aged 5-16 who:

Have been permanently excluded from school
Have long term medical needs evidenced by a GP letter, which are preventing their attendance at their usual school
Are not on a school roll for whatever reason. This does not include those who have elective home education

What do the short stay schools provide?

Full-time education for the same number of hours as required in mainstream schools by age and phase:
- from day six of a permanent exclusion
- from day one for any looked after child
- from day 15 for a child who is not on a school roll and missing education by other means, ie newly arrived to Norfolk
Education to those children who are unable to attend school on a long-term basis because of their medical needs. This is for the same number of hours as required in mainstream schools by age and phase, unless it is not in the interests of the young person’s health and wellbeing to do so
Full-time education to those children who, for other reasons, would be unable to receive suitable education unless arrangements were made for them
Delivery of the Norfolk managed-move scheme
Management of the Compass Centres
A range of traded services to schools and clusters of schools