In consultation with the Cabinet, Councillor D Wilby, Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services:

1)    APPROVED allocation of £821,500 from Department for Education Capital Grant funding provided to Rutland County Council, to resource Capital programmes and develop additional mainstream school facilities locally for children with Special Needs and Disabilities, and delegates authority to the Strategic Director for Children’s Services and the Strategic Director for Resources to decide how the maximum allocation will be applied.

2)    DELEGATED authority to the Strategic Director for Children’s Services in consultation with the Deputy Director for Corporate Governance and the Portfolio Holder for Education and Children’s Services, to enter into all necessary agreements to progress the programme.

3)    AGREED that RCC should appoint a lead partner, which is Uppingham Community College, to work collaboratively with RCC to increase mainstream places for children with Education Health and Care plans across Rutland.