Written question asked by Bob Spink (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 9 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 November 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 12 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Special Educational Needs: Canvey Island

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will commission an inspection of the school for children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties located on Canvey Island; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: The school on Canvey Island is a newly registered independent school. The independent school registration arrangements require Ofsted to conduct a full monitoring inspection within the first 12 months of an independent school admitting pupils. Therefore the Department will ask Ofsted to inspect the school for pupils with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties on Canvey Island at some point between now and 20 August 2010, the anniversary of the date at which it opened.DCSF may also commission emergency monitoring visits at any registered independent school. Where circumstances warrant an unannounced visit no notice is given to schools, neither are the visits publicised in any way beforehand.

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