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Willmott Dixon<\/a> has started work in Okehampton, to deliver a new \u00a310.7m SEMH school for children with special needs in West Devon, on behalf of Devon County Council<\/a><\/h2>\n

Procured using the SCF Framework<\/a>, The Promise School will cater for up to 100 primary and secondary pupils with social, emotional, and mental health<\/a> difficulties and on the autism spectrum.<\/p>\n

The school will be run by the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, which also runs across a number of primary schools in the area, and forms part of a \u00a322m programme by Devon County Council to provide 300 extra places for vulnerable children with special needs across the county.<\/p>\n

\u2018Providing the best possible education and care\u2019<\/h3>\n

Devon County Council\u2019s cabinet member for schools, Andrew Leadbetter, said: \u201cDevon supports a higher-than-average number of children with special needs in our mainstream schools. But some of the most vulnerable children need to be educated in a special school.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur paramount concern is obviously to provide the best possible education and care for them. That\u2019s why we are expanding the number of places we have available for children with special needs so they can be educated close to their homes and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018A safe, robust and sustainable environment\u2019<\/h3>\n

Rob Woolcock, director at Willmott Dixon commented: \u201cWorking with Devon County Council, we are delighted to be appointed to this vital project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to delivering the highest quality facilities for children with the most complex needs and this new school will enable them to receive support in their development within their local community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have significant experience in delivering SEMH projects across the region and the construction of The Promise School will provide the pupils with a safe, robust and sustainable environment<\/a> in which to learn and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new building is expected to be completed in the spring of 2023 but the school will open to its first pupils in September 2022 using temporary accommodation.<\/p>\n

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