The Edith Borthwick School

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The Edith Borthwick School
Address
The Edith Borthwick School
Springwood Drive

Braintree
,
Essex
,
CM7 2YN

England
Information
Type Community special school
Established1976
Local authority Essex County Council
Department for Education URN 115464 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherDan Woodman
Gender Mixed
Age3to 19
Enrolment244
Capacity245
Website http://www.edithborthwick.essex.sch.uk/

The Edith Borthwick School is a mixed special school located in Braintree, Essex, England. It has 246 pupils (as of November 2021) from ages 3 to 19, with severe and complex learning difficulties including autism. [1]

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History

The school was first opened in 1976 in purpose-built premises in nearby Bocking, where it neighboured Bocking Church Street Primary School, but moved in 2015 to its current purpose-built premises in Braintree.

The school is named after Edith Borthwick, an Essex County Councillor who died in a traffic accident in the 1970s and who "did a lot for special education". [2] [3]

Fire

In April 2007 a fire broke out at the school's former site. Two demountable classrooms burned down, in addition to a garage. [4] The cause of the fire was later thought to be arson. [5]

Controversy

In March 2019, a UNISON survey of the school's support staff highlighted concerns over the amount of violence at the school. Many of the 22 staff members surveyed reported that they have been assaulted by pupils and some suffered serious injuries as a result, including concussions and dislocated joints. The survey showed there is also concern that the school's bosses are not managing and logging such incidents appropriately. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Introduction". Edith Borthwick School. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Edith Borthwick School". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. 1986. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2016. 1986 information about the school
  3. ↑ Prospectus. The Edith Borthwick School. 2015.
  4. ↑ "Blaze at special needs school". Maldon and Burnham Standard. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Arsonists blamed for special school fire". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Edith Borthwick School, Braintree, staff suffer 'daily abuse'". Braintree & Witham Times. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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