Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Children, Education & Families

Forward Plan Ref: 2014/155

Contact: Janet Johnson, Children with SEN Manager Tel: (01865) 815129

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CA11).

The report sets out a proposed strategy to meet the rising demand for specialist provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, aged 2 to 25 years, in the short term and until 2030. In parallel to the development of new primary schools and secondary schools, the Council has a duty to ensure sufficient provision for children with special educational needs. This strategy promotes a locality approach, ensuring that each local area has a range of specialist provision.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note and endorse the Council’s proposed strategy for meeting the demand for specialist provision for children and young people with SEN and Disabilities, aged 2 to 25 years, in the short term and until 2030.

Recommendations agreed.

Cabinet considered a report setting out a proposed strategy to meet the rising demand for specialist provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, aged 2 to 25 years, in the short term and until 2030.

Councillor Gill Sanders, Shadow Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families noted that the number of children needing help had increased and that the aspirations and key risks were set out in the report. She was concerned that one key risk was insufficient funding and that once again the Council was facing a situation where lots of money was needed to support increased demand.

RESOLVED:           to note and endorse the Council’s proposed strategy for meeting the demand for specialist provision for children and young people with SEN and Disabilities, aged 2 to 25 years, in the short term and until 2030.