Report No. 71/2019 was received from the Strategic Director for People.
Mr David Wilby, Portfolio Holder for Lifelong Learning, Early Years, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, Inclusion, introduced the report the purpose of which was to seek Cabinet approval to fund essential start-up costs for the Enhanced Resource Provision at Uppingham Community College.
During discussion the following points were noted:
i. Mr Andrews, Strategic Director for People clarified that the predictions for intake of students per year in the report were pessimistic. There was hope that the SEND Capital Programme would over deliver. The Business Model was based on students within the Rutland border and did not take into consideration students from outside the border.
ii. The programme would be reviewed annually.
DECISION:
Cabinet:
1. APPROVED a maximum allocation of £200k from earmarked reserves set aside in the 19/20 budget to fund start-up costs of the new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision to be established at Uppingham Community College (UCC).
2. DELEGATED authority to the Strategic Director for People and the Strategic Director for Resources to decide how the maximum allocation will be applied.
3. DELEGATED authority to the Strategic Director for People in consultation with the Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and the Portfolio Holder for Lifelong Learning to enter into all necessary agreements to progress the project.
4. NOTED overall progress in delivering this project.
Reasons for the decision:
· Cabinet commit up to £200k to fund the deficit in start-up for the new provision at UCC to meet the objectives of the Programme
· Cabinet Delegate power to the Strategic Director for People in consultation with the Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and the Portfolio Holder for Lifelong Learning to enter into all necessary agreements to progress the project.
· Cabinet agree to proceed with the development as described in this report.