Historic Consultation Information
Orchard Mead Consultation
Please find below information on the consultation for the DSP provision at Orchard Mead Academy and message below that has been sent out to stakeholders from Orchard Mead Academy:
Orchard Mead Academy is proposing the establishment of a DSP on its site to cater for up to 12 students across Key Stages 3 and 4. This is a unit funded by the Local Authority and admissions will be open to pupils from across Leicester.
More information is available on the Orchard Mead Academy website https://www.orchard-tmet.uk/news/. The consultation period runs from Friday 28 May to Friday 25 June 2021 and allows anyone with an interest (for example parents, other schools and the local community) to comment. You can comment by emailing consultation@tmet.uk
Nether Hall School Expansion Consultation
Leicester City Council are seeking responses in relation to the Nether Hall School expansion programme. If you wish to comment on the proposals then please use the link below:
https://consultations.leicester.gov.uk/sce/nether-hall-notice/
The four week consultation period runs from Wednesday 14 April – Wednesday 12 May 2021. After this date any comments will be communicated to the Executive as the statutory decision maker to enable them to make a decision whether to implement.
How has the pandemic impacted those with SEND
The National Children’s Bureau have launched a consultation to hear from children and young people with SEND on how the pandemic has impacted them.
Part of the consultation is to hear the views of parents and carers. We want to hear how the lockdown has impacted families including their social and emotional wellbeing and what can be learnt from this.
The findings will contribute to the national pandemic recovery discussion to support families to grow their resilience and improve their wellbeing.
Deadline for responses: Friday 12 March.
Further information is available by following the link below:
SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy - Engagement 2020/21
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Councils and the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) for the area are engaging on a new, draft Joint Commissioning Strategy for SEND. The strategy contains a high-level vision for joint commissioning ‘‘we will work together across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to improve the outcomes for children and young people with SEND’ and a set of priorities for the focus of joint work in the coming 3 years. Views are being sought from anyone interested in the strategy and joint working around SEND. Find out more on the link above. Deadline 31 January 2021.
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Transformation Plan - Engagement
Leicester City Council are seeking responses to help develop a plan to transform services for children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities and their families which builds on the SEND Strategy from 2019. We want to provide children and young people with SEND in Leicester City with the support and opportunities they need to have better lives which ‘enables children and young people with SEND to learn, thrive and achieve.’ There are four proposed strategic aims with potential priorities to focus the work over the next 3 years.
We would to hear from parents/carers, governors, children and young people, and professionals on how current services are delivered, how they can be improved, and how we can work together to ensure children, young people and their families are actively involved in service planning and developments. Deadline Sunday, 14 February. Find out more on the above link.
School Funding Consultation
Leicester City Council (the Local Authority) is currently running consultation on the Special Schools funding review. All stakeholders are invited to participate in the review.
Follow the link below to take part in the consultation process.
Please note the consultation closes on Friday 27th November.
Nether Hall School, Keyham Lane West, Leicester, LE5 1RT
0116 241 7258
office@netherhall.leicester.sch.uk