The single school trust opened in September 2008. A special school for children with severe or profound learning difficulties, Montacute home local authority is Poole, additionally it takes children from Bournemouth and Dorset local authorities. It has specialist status in cognition and learning.
School: Montacute Special.
Partners: JP Morgan, Poole LA, Dorset Scope,
Bournemouth University, Bournemouth and Poole FE College Langside
School, a Montacute Governor and Montacute HT. Dorset Scope is a
charity supporting children and adults with Cerebral Palsy who have
physical and learning disabilities who work in Poole, Bournemouth
and Dorset.
Some partners had an existing association with Montacute; new
partners were chosen by the governors after extensive consultation
with parents. Montacute is in partnership with Langside an
independent special school with specialist status in sensory and
physical needs. Langside is managed by an independent group, Dorset
Scope, which is also a trust partner. The trust is seeking to use
the expertise of its commercial partners to develop the use of
technology in special schools.
Examples of trust impact include:
Plans for the future include; exploring an inclusive approach
between the Montacute and Langside schools, investigating policies
for recruitment and retention of quality staff and with trust
partners exploring the use of ICT in a special school.
“The short-break work has been stunning. Just what we
needed. A different culture has been brought to bear on a
traditional problem and solutions are now clear and transparent. We
are delighted” LA Officer