Agenda item

Report of the Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services

Recommendations:-

1.    That approval be granted to commence a period of statutory consultation by the posting of a public notice in relation to making prescribed alterations to the Willows School.

2.    That a further report be submitted in due course detailing the outcome of the consultation and seeking determination.  

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval to commence a period of statutory consultation in relation to proposals to make prescribed alterations to the Willows School in line with the requirements of the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 by increasing the number of places available by twenty and changing the age range of the school to nineteen so students could continue their education in a familiar environment.

This formed part of the report approved by the Cabinet on 19^th February, 2018 - Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), Sufficiency and Increase in Educational Provision – Phase1 and the proposals to increase the number of SEND places available in the Borough by an additional 125 places between 2018 and 2021.

Cabinet Members welcomed these proposals in the borough when the lack of SEND provision was being reported as a concern nationally.

Resolved:-  (1)  That a period of statutory consultation be approved to commence by the posting of a public notice in relation to making prescribed alterations to the Willows School.

(2)  That a further report be submitted in due course detailing the outcome of the consultation and seeking determination.