Decision details
Special Education Needs and Disability Sufficiency and Safety Valve Programmes
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To seek approval for a range of measures to
increase the number of local specialist school places for children
with high and complex special education needs and to reduce the
High Needs Block deficit while maintaining quality of
provision.
Decision:
That the Executive:
1) approved the submission of a proposal by the Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the lead member for Children’s Services to the DfE for two new Special Free Schools in the borough in October 2022;
2) supported the recommendation to utilise two sites (part of Rooks Nest Farm, Barkham and part of Grays Farm, south of Wokingham) owned by the Council for the provision of two new Special Free Schools and note that the disposal of these sites would be subject to a further Executive decision;
3) noted the ongoing preparatory work for participation in the national “Safety Valve” intervention programme from September 2022.
4) noted the development work in progress for further projects to increase special needs provision in the borough.
Wards Affected: None Specific;
Reference Number: WBC1303
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Actions in the sufficiency, deficit reduction
and Safety Valve Programmes will be the subject of future public
consultation, where necessary and appropriate.
Consultees
Covering report and appended programme outline
documents.
Contact: Piers Brunning Email: piers.brunning@wokingham.gov.uk Tel: 0118 974 6084.
Report author: Piers Brunning
Publication date: 30/09/2022
Date of decision: 29/09/2022
Decided at meeting: 29/09/2022 - Executive
Accompanying Documents:
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