Jane Lane School
Community special school in Walsall (Walsall).
Location
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Jane Lane is 7-16 special school for pupils who have Educational Health Care Plans of special educational needs. The school is designated for pupils with moderate learning difficulties; however, the majority of pupils have additional needs, including autism, speech and language difficulties and some behavioural issues.
All pupils are taught in small classes, with a teacher and a teaching assistant. We follow the Team Teach behaviour management system, which focuses on positive behaviour management and de-escalation strategies. Times of the School Day : 8:45am - 3:15pm Prayer and Faith Facilities: A quiet, reflective area is available for prayer upon request.
Please speak to a member of office staff on arrival. The school is named after Jane Lane a local hero who help King Charles II escape from Oliver Cromwell after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. She became Lady Fisher when she married in 1663. Jane Lane lived in Bentley Hall. She disguised Charles as a tenant farmer's son and gave him the alias of William Jackson.
They travelled on 10 September via Rowley Regis, Bromsgrove, Stratford and Long Marston. They arrived in Bristol on the 12th but were unable to find a ship to France.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Lego
- Swimming
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 104271
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1900
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ben Davis | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Elton Watson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Robins | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Forrest | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Joy Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Sarah Wylde | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Foster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Christine Mary Fraser | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2008 |
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