Decision details

Members received a report which described the current situation at the Danesgate Site, set the situation in the context of the Behaviour Support Service and put forward proposals for a restructuring at the Site that would meet the needs of learners at risk of exclusion or those that have been excluded. 

The report presented the following options for consideration:

·  Option 1 - to merge the Pupil Support Centre and the Bridge Centre so that there was one headteacher in one single school;

·  Option 2 – to maintain the status quo, with two headteachers and two schools.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That Option 1 be approved, with the proposed merger of the Bridge Centre and the Pupil Support Centre and the leadership restructuring of the Behaviour Support Service leading to one headteacher in a single school on the Danesgate Site;

(ii)     That a further report be presented in the Autumn Term 2008 with updates on further consultation.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To ensure that the Council discharges its statutory obligations in the most efficient and effective manner, consistent with the vision of a strategic and co-ordinated Behaviour Support Service that meets the needs of learners at risk of exclusion or those who have been permanently excluded.