Proposal to establish permanent special needs provision at Babington Community College and Hamilton Community College - Statutory Notice

Overview

The council has consulted on the establishment of Designated Special Provision at Babington Community College and Hamilton Community College. The consultation opened on 3^rd June 2013 and closed on 14^th July 2013.

Following the outcomes of the consultation, it is proposed to proceed to the next stage which requires the publication of a statutory notice, followed by a six week statutory representations period.

The statutory notices can be found below, with the full proposals attached towards the bottom of this page.

Why your views matter

Babington Community College – Establishment of Designated Special Provision
 

Notice is given in accordance with section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that Leicester City Council intends to make a prescribed alteration to Babington Community College (Trust School), Strasbourg Drive, Leicester, LE4 0SZ, with effect from 1st January 2014.

It is proposed to establish a 10 place Designated Special Provision (DSP).

It is intended that the school will make provision for the following type(s) of special educational needs provision that would be recognised by the local education authority as reserved for SEN pupils: Speech, Language and Communication Needs and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

The local authority will implement the changes.

This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposal can be obtained from:

Rob Thomas
School Organisation Manager, Education and Children's Services Department
Leicester City Council, New Walk Centre, Welford Place, Leicester, LE1 6ZG
0116 373 7469 or from www.leicester.gov.uk/SENproposals

Within six weeks from the date of publication of this proposal, any person may object to or make comments on the proposal by sending them to:

Rob Thomas
School Organisation Manager, Education and Children's Services Department
Leicester City Council, New Walk Centre, Welford Place, Leicester, LE1 6ZG

Signed:

Elaine McHale
Interim Strategic Director, Children’s Services

Publication Date: 7th October 2013

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Hamilton Community College – Establishment of Designated Special Provision
 

Notice is given in accordance with section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that Leicester City Council intends to make a prescribed alteration to Hamilton Community College (Community School), Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT, with effect from 1st November 2014.

It is proposed to establish a 10 place Designated Special Provision (DSP).

It is intended that the school will make provision for the following type(s) of special educational needs provision that would be recognised by the local education authority as reserved for SEN pupils: Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
 

The local authority will implement the proposal.

This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposal can be obtained from:

Rob Thomas
School Organisation Manager, Education and Children's Services Department
Leicester City Council, New Walk Centre, Welford Place, Leicester, LE1 6ZG
0116 373 7469 or from www.leicester.gov.uk/SENproposals

Within six weeks from the date of publication of this proposal, any person may object to or make comments on the proposal by sending them to:

Rob Thomas
School Organisation Manager, Education and Children's Services Department
Leicester City Council, New Walk Centre, Welford Place, Leicester, LE1 6ZG

Signed:

Elaine McHale
Interim Strategic Director, Children’s Services

Publication Date: 7th October 2013

What happens next

At the end of the representation period, a further decision will need to be taken by the council as to whether to implement the proposals for each school or not.