Decision details

To approve public consultation on proposals for Year 1 of implementation of the new model for targeted mainstream provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (Enhanced Mainstream Provision).

*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 Council’s Strategic Plan for Education Provision for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities was approved in 2018. The Plan set out the future changes to the model of enhanced mainstream provision to be implemented from September 2020. The local authority has proposed and budgeted for the introduction of 31 targeted mainstream provisions when the programme is fully established. The focus for each provision will be either Communication and Interaction (C&I) or Social and Emotional Mental Health (SEMH). The Local Authority has engaged with primary and secondary schools over 2019 to identify schools with interest in adopting targeted provision status from that date.

Following the identification of the schools there is now a requirement to enter into a two stage consultation process to ensure that local stakeholders can give feedback on the model and proposed schools in each locality and to ensure their views are considered regarding the proposal to change the designation of the identified schools and recognise their status as a targeted mainstream provision.