Purpose

This report includes proposals to increase
special educational places in special schools and the provision of
Special Educational Needs units in mainstream schools.
 
The report includes the results
of the formal consultations to increase the number of special
educational places in Lancashire by expanding the following special
schools:
 
· 
Acorns Primary School, Preston
· 
Bleasdale School, Carnforth
· 
Brookfield School, Poulton-le-Fylde
· 
Hope High School, Skelmersdale
· 
Moorbrook School, Preston
· 
The Loyne Specialist School, Lancaster
 
and proposes the development or
expansion of Special Educational Needs Units and Special
Educational Resource Provision at the following mainstream
schools:
 
· 
Chaucer Community Primary School,
Fleetwood
· 
Delph Side Community Primary School,
Skelmersdale
· 
Grosvenor Park Primary School, Morecambe
· 
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School,
Morecambe
· 
Northbrook Primary Academy, Leyland
· 
Thornton Primary School,
Thornton-Cleveleys
· 
Wellfield Academy, Leyland
· 
Brockholes Wood Primary, Preston
· 
Carnforth Primary
· 
Brunshaw Primary, Burnley
 
This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the
requirements of the council's cabinet procedure rules (Standing
Order C18, Consideration of Key Decisions) have been complied
with.

Content

The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as
set out in the report.