“A School for Every Child”

Sign the Petition to Bring a Specialist School to Scarborough

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Every child deserves a school where they feel safe, understood, and able to succeed. Too many neurodivergent children who are bright and capable have no local school that meets their needs. Families face impossible choices:

  • Long daily journeys out of area

  • Pressure to homeschool

  • Children missing education altogether

Our Vision

We are campaigning for a new specialist school in Scarborough for neurodivergent learners that don’t have complex learning needs and are able to study at age related levels.

  • A safe, inclusive environment

  • Difference celebrated, not hidden

  • Tailored teaching and a full curriculum

  • Children supported to reach their potential

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Why Now?

  • Scarborough has no local specialist school for this group of children.

  • The crisis will be exposed in the upcoming BBC Panorama investigation - we need to act whilst the conversation is active.

  • With new Government SEND reforms, there are opportunities we need to embrace while we can.

The time to act is now.

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Add Your Voice

By signing our Change.org petition, you’ll help us show North Yorkshire Council, MPs, and the Department for Education that Scarborough needs this school - now. The more signatures, the stronger our case, so please share it with as many people as you can.

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More Than a School

This is part of Havenswood’s “A School for Every Child” campaign. Alongside the new school, we are developing:

  • The Haven Family Centre – parent support, therapy spaces, drop off care, recreational and therapeutic activities for children and lots more!

  • The Early Days Unit – early intervention and nursery support