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Outcomes of Consultation on Proposals to Restructure Alternative Provision in Medway
Meeting: 04/02/2020 - Cabinet (Item 11)
11 Outcome of Consultation on Proposals to Restructure Alternative Provision in Medway 
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Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - List of Consultees for consultations, item 11
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- Appendix 2 - DIA AP review, item 11
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- Appendix 3 - AP review press notice, item 11
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- Appendix 4 - AP Review Consultation, item 11
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- Appendix 5 - Review of AP Report, item 11
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Minutes:
Background:
This report outlined the outcomes of the consultation on the Council’s proposals to restructure Alternative Provision in Medway. The consultation had been carried out in response to an exercise undertaken during 2018 by Local Authority officers and headteachers to assess how the Local Authority could support schools to retain more children and young people with additional needs or behavioural difficulties who were at risk of exclusion or placement breakdown within mainstream schools. Section 4 of the report detailed the outcome of consultation.
The report was considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 9 January 2020 and its comments were set out at section 6 of the report.
Consideration and responses from officers to the consultation outcome and the comments from the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee were set out at sections 5 and 7 of the report.
A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) had been undertaken on these proposals and was set out in Appendix 2 to the report.
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Decision:
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The Cabinet noted the comments of the Children and Young people Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out at Section 6 of the report.
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The Cabinet authorised the Director of People - Children and Adults Services to commence discussions with necessary stakeholders and report back to Cabinet on final proposals for the restructure of alternative provision to create the centre of excellence in due course. |
Reasons:
The restructure of alternative provision and the centre of excellence will improve outcomes for pupils, reduce exclusions and increase reintegration.
The restructure of alternative provision and the creation of the centre of excellence will ensure that the council can meet the Council Plan outcome of ‘All children achieving their potential in schools’.