Issue - meetings

Divisions/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: Over the last two years, officers in the Children and Young People’s Directorate have worked with colleagues across Monmouthshire schools and within the authority to put in place effective provision to support our vulnerable learners.  A particular facet of that work has been to focus on needs of children who present with challenging behaviour. 

Following the consultation on the closure of Mounton House Special School the purpose of this report is to present the consultation report to Cabinet and to seek their approval to proceed to the next stage in the closure of Mounton House Special School and publish statutory notices.

This paper will provide detail for decision makers about how the local authority plans to support students currently at Mounton House following the 31^st August 2020.

Author: Will McLean, Chief Officer, Children and Young People

Contact Details: willmclean@monmouthshire.gov.uk

To agree to publish notices for the closure of Mounton House Special School.

That Cabinet agrees the use of Invest to Save reserve funding to support the extended Pupil Referral Service (PRS) for the remainder of this financial year. This will be repaid in the next two financial year.