RESOLVED –
1) That the new funding model to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools be approved.
2) That it be noted, the new model would devolve high needs funding to schools at a cluster and area level to meet the needs of children at the earliest opportunity and that multiagency support would ensure the right support was offered in the right place at the right time.
3) That it be noted, the new model would allow clusters and areas to use the funding more flexibly to support children with SEND, no longer tying funding only to those children with an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan.
4) That authority be delegated to the Service Director for Learning and Early Support to implement the new model from September 2024.