Issue - meetings

Proposed Development of Enhanced Resource Provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Condition at Joseph Rowntree School

Meeting: 15/10/2007 - Executive Member for Children and Young People's Services and Advisory Panel (Item 31)

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This report seeks approval for the development of Enhanced Resource Provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) as part of the new build at Joseph Rowntree School.

Decision:

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to:

· adopt Option One as laid out in paragraph 7 of the report.

Decision of the Executive Member

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

REASON: To enable the Local Authority to meet the needs of a very vulnerable group of children in an inclusive and cost effective setting.

Minutes:

Members considered a report that sought their approval for the development of enhanced Resource Provision for children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) as part of the new build at Joseph Rowntree School.

The Head of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Principal Educational Psychologist said there was a growing population of children in the city (and nationally) with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and a range of flexible provisions was needed to meet their requirements. The Enhanced Resource Provision for secondary age children at Fulford School was a small but extremely successful unit and it was felt that another unit on the north side of the city would be the most appropriate option. Joseph Rowntree school had given their full support for the proposed unit to be sited within their new buildings.

Members discussed the importance of having staff with the relevant expertise available for children with ASC on site.

Members were presented with the following Options:

Option 1 Enhanced Resource Provision within the planned new build for Joseph Rowntree School. This would be provision for 10 pupils diagnosed with ASC and would be based on the successful provision already established at Fulford.

Option 2 Increase the numbers of children with ASC within the Fulford Centre

Option 3 Maintain the10 places available at Fulford School and support all other secondary age pupils through individual packages of support across all schools in the city.