Councillors and committees

Issue details

Developing Local Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Provision in Surrey to meet demand in 2021/2022

It is recommended that Cabinet:

1.    Approves in principle the use of SEND Capital Funding against the programme of adaption and refurbishment of SCC owned assets and maintained schools for Phase 3 of the programme to create approximately 300 additional Specialist Planned Places in Surrey for September 2021.

2.    Agrees the strategy for Phase 3 and delegates the decision to transfer the funding from pipeline to budget to the Executive Director for Resources, once notional schemes and costs are confirmed.

3.    Approves the delegation of authority to expedite resources required for individual projects to Cabinet Members for All Age Learners and Resources.

Decision type: Key

Decision status: For Determination

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/12/2020

Decision due: 26 Jan 2021 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for All-Age Learning

Lead director: Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Contact: Jane Winterbone, Asst Director for Education Email: jane.winterbone@surreycc.gov.uk Tel: 07790 922381.

Consultees

Maintained mainstream secondary schools

Maintained special schools

Schools’ Phase Councils

SEND Tripartite Partnership