1.
That the High Needs Block budget be set at £28.907m, with a
commitment to the presentation of an ambitious medium term (5 year)
plan to the Schools Forum in November 2022, setting out options to
balance annual expenditure to annual income. This plan should:
a. Include a
significant increase in local, effective provision within Bracknell
Forest; and,
b. be designed to
meet the needs of children and young people in a more cost
effective and efficient way.
2. That
£0.210m of funds from the SEND Units Reserve be released to
finance ongoing diseconomy costs at the new Special Resource
Provisions with the commitment to providing:
a. Clear data about
the uptake of places at SRPs and progress towards meeting Key
Performance Indicators; and,
b. A strategic
approach to the transition of children from Primary SRPs to
secondary education, in place from September 2023.
3. That the changes
set out in the supporting information at Table 1 and Annex 2 of
Appendix 1 be confirmed subject to the commitment outlined
above.
4. That relevant
budgets be confirmed to those summarised in Annex 3, Appendix
1.
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