Issue - meetings
SEND Schools Capital Programme
Meeting: 25/08/2020 - Cabinet (Item 6)
6 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Capital Programme 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report provided details of proposals to meet the rising demand for specialist school places in Medway. The report outlined work undertaken so far to provide additional places for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and explained that despite this, further places were required to meet demand, particularly for secondary aged pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Severe learning Difficulties (SLD)/Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD). The proposals to provide additional places were set out in section 3 of the report and included the expansion of Abbey Court and Bradfields Academy.
A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the proposals as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
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Decision number: |
Decision: |
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96/2020 |
The Cabinet approved the expansion of Abbey Court Special School as set out in sections 3.1 to 3.4 of the report. |
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97/2020 |
The Cabinet approved the expansion of Bradfields Special School as set out in sections 3.5 to 3.7 of the report. |
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98/2020 |
The Cabinet agreed to recommend to Full Council the virement of funds within the Education Capital programme as set out in sections 8.2 to 8.4 of the report. |
Reasons:
Expanding Abbey Court and Bradfields will provide additional secondary SEND places, allowing the Council to meet its statutory duty to provide school places and reduce the numbers of pupils needing to be placed out of area or in independent provision.
Approval of the funding will enable the projects to be undertaken and provide significant savings in future years against the High Needs Budget.