A new bid to turn derelict offices into a new school for children with special educational needs has been lodged for a coastal town.
PCT Educational Services hopes to create a new state-funded institute at an industrial estate off North River Road.
It is the second attempt to change the use of the units at Eurocentre, after an earlier effort failed due to the applicant providing a lack of evidence to support the application.
PCT Education Services currently operates two special educational needs schools in the area: Novaturient School, on Euston Road, Great Yarmouth, and Ness Point School, on Gordon Road, Lowestoft.
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The group intends to turn the vacant offices into a school for children up to the age of 16 where they can experience hands-on education and training in a workplace environment and prepare them for employment.
The centre will provide vocational-based training in fields such as manufacturing, engineering, and health and social care, through working with local businesses and care providers.
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It is hoped this style of education, learning within a workplace environment, will allow students to thrive better than if in a traditional school classroom setting.
According to the applicant's planning statement, the aim of the venture is to give "the skills that they will need to work in the businesses that are located within the local Great Yarmouth area".
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There is a growing need for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school places in Norfolk.
In recent years, it has been reported that children are having to travel as much as 300 miles to attend schools that cater for their needs.
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