20.1 The Lead Member received a report from the Director of Children’s Services regarding the proposal to establish SEN (Special Educational Needs) facilities at Priory School and Robertsbridge Community College.
20.2 The Lead Member
RESOLED to:
1) authorise the publication of a statutory notice in respect of a proposal to establish new SEN (Special Educational Needs) specialist facilities for up to 12 pupils each at Priory School and Robertsbridge Community College with effect from 1 September 2020; and
2) delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services to amend the proposals prior to their publication if required.
Reason
20.3 The Council has
identified a gap in specialist provision in mainstream secondary
schools for pupils with a primary need of specific learning
difficulties, with associated special educational needs (e.g.
anxiety and high functioning autism) in both the west and east of
the county and the Council would like to establish two facilities
for up to 12 pupils, one at Priory School and the other at
Robertsbridge Community College to
address this provision gap.
20.4 The majority of
respondents to the consultation were supportive to the proposals of
establishing the two specialist facilities.