Councillor Subedar
The report sets out the strategic issues arising from the adoption of the Authority's Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy and seeks agreement to a strategy for developing the City's SEN provision.
Minutes:
Councillor Subedar, the Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning submitted a report setting out the strategic issues arising from the adoption of the authority's special educational needs policy and seeking agreement to a strategy for developing the City's special educational needs provision.
RESOLVED:
(1)that approval be given for consultation to begin on moving forward a new model of funding which would re-direct statementing funding and redistribute "notional" non-statement special education needs funding;
(2)that approval be given to begin consultation with special school headteachers on future patterns of provision; and
(3)that the views of the Education and Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee be sought as part of the consultation process.