Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Sufficiency Strategy Implementation - Proposal to Expand Kingsbury Primary School, Skelmersdale

June 8, 2023 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

Lancashire Cabinet approved the recommendation to expand Kingsbury Primary School, Skelmersdale. This decision was made on 08/06/2023. The expansion aims to create additional special school places as part of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Sufficiency Strategy.

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Purpose

Final approval is being sought on the proposal to create additional special school places at Kingsbury Primary School, Skelmersdale, through an expansion of the school.

This proposal forms part of the implementation of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Sufficiency Strategy 2019–2024, agreed by Cabinet in October 2020. Previous proposals have focussed on other areas of the County, however, there has been a significant increase in demand for special school places in all areas of the County in 2022. The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Sufficiency Strategy is currently being reviewed.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of Standing Order C19 have been complied with.

Decision

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

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date8 Jun 2023
Effective from14 Jun 2023