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Closure of the specialist centre for communication at Echelford Primary School, Ashford

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Meeting: 11/09/2013 - Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Decisions (Item 5.)

5. ECHELFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ASHFORD: THE SPECIALIST SEN CENTRE PDF 48 KB

Following a statutory consultation process by Surrey County Council, permission is sought from the Cabinet Member to approve the publication of Notices in respect of the proposed closure of the Specialist Centre at The Echelford Primary School.

Additional documents:

Annex 1 - The Echelford SEN centre consultation document, item 5. PDF 182 KB

Decision:

1. The Specialist Speech, Language and Communications Needs (SLCN) Centre be closed in January 2014.

2. No further admissions be made to the Specialist Centre with effect from September 2013.

3. Suitable alternative educational provision be arranged for pupils currently on roll at The Echelford Specialist Centre. This will be done in conjunction with their parents/carers and the Local Authority maintaining Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision in order to enable their transition in January 2014 or sooner.