Issue - decisions

Outcomes on the Proposal for a Locality Model for Special Educational Needs in Torbay: Improving Support for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

28/01/2025 - Outcomes on the Proposal for a Locality Model for Special Educational Needs in Torbay: Improving Support for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

1.    that the ‘blueprint’ for a “Torbay Locality Model” be approved as the framework for a pilot for those parties wanting to be a part of the same;

 

2.    that the Director of Children Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, be given delegated authority to develop the scope and operating procedures of the pilot with interested parties, schools and clusters in order for the pilot model to run between June and December 2025, and the outcomes of the pilot be presented to Cabinet in early 2026;

 

3.    that the Director of Children Services be instructed to continue to work with other schools not in the pilot, to grow confidence and coproduce a Locality system which they can support;

 

4.    that the Head of Legal Services be instructed to undertake all necessary arrangements to extend the lease held by People’s Parkfield to include a lease of the MySpace building at Parkfield, with the requirement that Mayfield Sixth Form is provided with a sub-lease;

 

5.    that the Director of Children Services be instructed to co-produce a Service Level Agreement with People’s Parkfield and Mayfield Sixth Form, which ensures that Mayfield Sixth Form can be a long-term tenant on the site (ensuring financially sustainability for the building), whilst key groups in the community such as Electively Home Educated families, Youth Services. Care experienced and cared for children and other disadvantaged young people, can be provided for in this newly run community model;

 

6.    that Torbay Education Limited ceases to trade as an arm’s length company of Torbay Council, as the staff delivering Medical Tuition Services transition to a new delivery model in line with the outcomes of the consultation; and

 

7.    that the Chief Executive be given delegated authority to oversee the practical arrangements, to bring about the cessation of Torbay Education Limited as an arm’s length company of the Council.