Longcause Community Special School

Longcause Community Special School is a specialist Sports College for students ages 5 to 17 with Learning Difficulties. The college has about 100 students.[1]

Longcause Community Special School
Address
Longcause

Plymouth
,
Devon
,
PL7 1JB

England
Coordinates50°23′00″N 4°02′42″W
Information
TypeSpecial school
Department for Education URN113650 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsLinda Bell
HeadteacherAnne Thorne
GenderCo-educational
Age5 to 17
Approx No. of students100
Website

The school specialises in children with cognitive, learning, communication and interaction difficulties.[2]

Cultural exchange

Longcause Community Special School has an exchange partnership with Tafelberg School in Cape Town organised by Afri Twin.[3] In 2008 students from Tafelberg had visited Longcause School and in 2010 the visit was repeated. Students and teachers from Tefelberg incorporated a visit to Longcause School into a tour they made. Tafelberg School students also visited the nearby and much older Hele's School[4] which dates back to 1658.[5] French and Chinese teachers working at Hele's school have also given lessons at Longcause and there has been another teacher exchange with GlenBridge Special School in South Africa. These exchanges won the school an International School Award in 2009 presented by George Alagiah.[6]

References
  1. Longcause Community Special School Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, plymouth.gov.uk, retrieved 23 August 2914
  2. Welcome Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Longcause School, retrieved 23 August 2014
  3. Visits, http://as4-plymouth-international.webbased.co.uk/, retrieved 14 September 2014
  4. "Teens fly flag for South Africa". Western Morning News. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. History Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Hel's School, retrieved 23 August 2014
  6. Award for Special School Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, West Briton, 24 August 2014
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