Decision details
Schools Accessibility Strategy 2017-20
PDF 14 KBDecision Maker: Executive Member for Children, Young People and Learning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
For the Executive Member to approve the
strategy which sets out the Local Authority's duties relating to
the accessibility for disabled pupils and to ensure that the Local
Authority meets its statutory duty of publishing an accessibility
strategy.
Decision:
RESOLVED that the Bracknell Forest Accessibility Strategy be approved.
Reasons for the decision:
1. There is a statutory requirement for all Local Authorities to have an AccessibilityStrategy.
2. There is a necessity for the Local Authority to work closely with all providers and expect them to have an awareness of our strategy in their own accessibility strategies.
Alternative options considered:
None. This is a statutory requirement.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Financial Impact: Within existing resources
Declarations: None
Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No
Making Representations: In writing to the Director of Children, Young People & Learning
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Via letter and questionnaire to all interested parties, and at Special Education Needs Co-Ordinators and parent seminars
Consultees
Senior leaders (including governors) from
schools and colleges:
Senior leaders from the East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group
(CCG) and Berkshire Health Foundation Trust (BHFT).
The Bracknell Parent Forum:
LA services (both Children and Adults services)
The Youth Council.
Contact: Frank Glennon, Principal Educational Psychologist and Head of SEN Email: frank.glennon@bracknell-forest.gov.uk Tel: 01344 354198.
Publication date: 22/12/2017
Date of decision: 22/12/2017
Effective from: 04/01/2018
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