HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges) is enhancing its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision.
Our new SEND centre
Opening in just a few weeks, Barra Hall in Hayes will provide a new, inclusive learning environment for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Following our purchase of the site from Hillingdon Council, the transformed space will enhance our SEND provision, creating outstanding facilities and brilliant opportunities for students and families across Hillingdon, Hayes and Uxbridge.
This important development supports our ambition to deliver high-quality, inclusive education tailored to the needs of our communities.
The new campus will provide a dedicated learning environment for over 60 SEND students.
Each planned group will have a Tutor and support staff according to the need of each student. This is usually in the ratio range of 1:1 (one member of staff to one student) to 1:4.
This new campus will provide us with additional capacity and complement the existing support we have at our Harrow Weald campus which supports PMLD and SLD needs.
Barra Hall will have modern, and accessible facilities available across two floors and will include:
- on site therapies
- medical services
- multi-disciplinary teams, such as Speech and Language therapy
- and Physiotherapy.
The classrooms will feature the latest technologies, and we will also be providing a sensory room, a calm cave, as well as comprehensive care facilities for our students. There will also be an external play area with a carefully curated sensory garden.
The new centre will welcome students from September 2026.
We will also be organising future visits so that parents/carers can better understand how the space will support students. You can keep up to date on when in-person events are available on our HRUC website.