Issue details

Allocation of Funding for Design Fees for Expansion of Brantridge School, Staplefield, Haywards Heath

The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy 2019-2024 sets out the aim to provide high quality local education provision for children and young people with SEND and optimise value for money from the High Needs Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant.  As part of the development of the SEND Strategy, the County Council has identified an increased demand for extra provision in Special Schools across West Sussex to meet increasing needs.

 

Brantridge School in Staplefield is an Academy that caters for 48 6 to 11 year olds with Special Educational Needs including Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs.  To assist in managing the growing demand for places an increase in pupil numbers and a change in age range to incorporate secondary aged pupils has recently been agreed, meaning that overall provision will rise from 48 to 128 places in total.  

 

The need to create a secondary block has been identified to enable the school to accommodate these 80 additional secondary aged young people in a phased approach. 

 

The viability work for the project to accommodate the pupils has now been completed.  Following detailed feasibility and associated cost estimates the Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills will be asked to approve the allocation of the funds required to enable full design to proceed.

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;

Decision status: For Determination

Divisions affected: Cuckfield & Lucastes;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/06/2022

Decision due: November 2022 by Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills (Cllr Nigel Jupp)

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills (Cllr Nigel Jupp)

Contact: Leigh Hunnikin, Project Manager Email: leigh.hunnikin@westsussex.gov.uk Tel: 033 022 23051.

Consultation process

Representations concerning this proposed decision can be made to the decision maker via the author or officer contact, by the beginning of the month in which the decision is due to be taken.

Democratic Services Contact: Wendy Saunders Tel: 033 022 22553

Background papers

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