Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care detailing proposals and costs for a multi-phase expansion of Springwell Special School to meet current and forecast demand, attached.

DECISION MADE: (CAB: 15/16 15376)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Social Care, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To add, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a sum of £1.3M to the Education & Children’s Social Care Capital Programme for phase 1 of the expansion of Springwell School funded from non-ringfenced Department of Education Basic Need capital grant.

(ii)  To agree for further work to continue so that detailed proposals and costings can be brought back to a future Cabinet meeting on the longer-term plan to create the further capacity required at Springwell School.