Purpose

To approve the spend of the High Needs
Provision Capital Grant to extend our inclusion offer in mainstream
schools, increase places for children with Special Educational
Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and to improve Alternative Provision
(AP) education arrangements

Decision

That:
 

a)   
To approve the spend of the High Needs Provision Capital Grant
(£4.23million) to extend our inclusion offer in mainstream
schools, increase capacity for children with Special Educational
Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and to improve Alternative Provision
(AP) education arrangements
 

b)   
To delegate to the Service Director for Education, Learning and
Skills all operational decisions necessary to deliver a programme
of works including varying such programme; and
 

c)    
Should the Council receive additional high needs grant funding from
central
          
Government or there is an underspend on current education grant
funded      capital
projects, authority is granted to add this to the budget by the
Section 151 officer to provide additional funding for the programme
should it be deemed necessary by the
Service Director for Education, Learning and
Skills.