Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of the proposed Medway Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Strategy 2016-2020, the aim of which would be to promote, support and encourage greater inclusion for Medway children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities within their local schools and communities, enabling them to have independent living and work skills by the time they reach adulthood.

In addition, the strategy was an integral part of a wider Council strategy on making Medway a more inclusive community, developing resilience and enabling all residents to fulfil their potential.

This report had been considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 1 September 2016 and its comments were set out in paragraph 7 of the report.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been carried out on the draft Strategy, as set out in Appendix C to the report. This had indicated there was overall support for the introduction of the Strategy.

Reasons:

Approval of the strategy will enable the Council to promote, support and encourage greater inclusion for Medway children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities within their local schools and communities, enabling them to have independent living and work skills by the time they reach adulthood.