Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: November 5, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Having been duly proposed and seconded, the Executive Resolved to:- a)    Approve the implementation of the new approach to Pupil Referral Unit provision in Somerset, with the aim of improving the quality and consistency of the offer across the county and to do so; b)    Approve the expansion of Tor School to include the sites from which South Somerset Partnership School (SSPS) operate w.e.f. 1 April 2026, and the closure of SSPS with effect from 31 March 2026 to enable consolidation; c)    Approve the expansion of The Bridge School to include the sites from which Taunton Deane Partnership College (TDPC) operate w.e.f. 1 April 2026, and the closure of TDPC from 31 March 2026 to enable the proposed consolidation; d)    Approve the production of a Partnership Agreement which would define and deliver the support and challenge mechanisms required to secure the necessary improvements.