Purpose

This report presents proposals
to increase the number of specialist school places available either
through establishing Special Educational Needs units attached to
mainstream schools and/or increase capacity in Lancashire special
schools.
 
The report includes the results
of a formal consultation to create a Special Educational Needs Unit
at Flakefleet Primary School,
Fleetwood.
 
Approval is being sought to
confirm the budget spend for alterations/adaptations in two
mainstream schools' Special Educational Needs Units at Fleetwood
Chaucer Primary School and Morecambe Bay Primary
School.  Approval is also being sought
for the increased spend required to create additional places at The
Loyne Specialist School, Lancaster, and Mayfield Specialist School,
Chorley.
 
Approval is being sought on the
budget spend to complete phase 3 of the expansion of Thornton
Cleveleys Red Marsh School.
 
Finally, approval is being
sought for the increased spend required to create additional places
at West Lancashire Community High School Phase 2 of the
works.
 
This is deemed to be a Key
Decision and the requirements of Standing Order C18 have been
complied with.

Content

The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as
set out in the report with the following amendment to
recommendation (v):
 
 
v. 
The additional funding for the completion of the works required to
create additional capacity at The Loyne Specialist School,
Lancaster and the revised additional funding for Mayfield
Specialist School, Chorley, as tabled at the meeting, be
approved.