special school

  • 1special school — special schools N COUNT A special school is a school for children who have some kind of serious physical or mental problem. [BRIT] The 5 year old has no speech and limited movement, and attends a special school …

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  • 2special school — England, Wales A school specially organised to make special education provision for pupils with special educational needs whose needs cannot be fully met from within mainstream schooling. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… …

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  • 3special school — special .school n especially BrE a school for children with physical problems or learning problems …

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  • 4special school — special ,school noun count a school for students who have physical, educational, or emotional problems …

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  • 5special school — noun : a school for pupils who differ from the average so noticeably that they are not suited to ordinary schools; especially : a school for children of retarded development * * * special school noun A school designed for the teaching of children …

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  • 6Special school — A special school is a school catering to students who have special educational needs, e.g. because of learning difficulties or physical disabilities. [ [http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary /special%2520school.html] Definition of special school,… …

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  • 7special school — (in Britain) an education establishment for disabled children. The discovery and assessment (ascertainment) of those needing to attend a special school may occur long before school age (2 years or younger); the responsibility for deciding who… …

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  • 8special school — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms special school : singular special school plural special schools a school for students who have physical, educational, or emotional problems …

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  • 9special school — (in Britain) an education establishment for children with special educational needs. The identification and assessment of those needing to attend a special school may occur long before school age. Special schools exist for children with different …

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  • 10Special school (Netherlands) — A special school ( bijzonder onderwijs ), in the education system of The Netherlands, is a separate category from a public or private school. It is not to be confused with speciaal onderwijs , which refers to schools specialized to deal with… …

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