Decision details
*re-published: call-in no longer applies* Medical Education Service – Proposed New Model
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Education, Learning & Skills
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To approve public consultation on a proposed Medical Education
Service to enable a more flexible delivery model for those
children/young people who cannot access education because of
medical needs.
Reasons for the decision:
*PLEASE NOTE This decision was originally published on or near the
date of the decision and so call in no longer applies. It has been
re-published as part of the change in committee management system
that we use.*
The local authority has a statutory responsibility to educate
children of school age who have medical conditions which prevent
them from attending school. The service is currently provided by
the Pupil Referral Service (PRSs) and the Enhanced Mainstream
Schools (EMSs).
A review of the current medical education provision was approved as
part of Strategic Plan and the proposed change to the current model
of the Pupil Referral Services (PRS) and Enhanced Mainstream
Schools further contributed and influenced the timing for Medical
Education to be reviewed. The new model proposes to increase the
amount of education a pupil is provided with whilst absent from
school and provide a range of educational options for
tuition.
Publication date: 14/04/2021
Date of decision: 30/07/2019