Damning report on residential specialist schools as minister seeks advice

A new report on residential specialist schools has been published on the Ministry of Education’s website almost 18 months after it was completed by University of Auckland academics.
The report, which was commissioned by the ministry, found that although the schools felt welcoming – “unlike many, if any, of their previous schools” – the transition out of the schools were poorly planned, leaving families feeling like they had to “fend for themselves”.