A year 7 school place crisis in the Central East area of Bristol, has seen funding moved from a special school places project to fund a new sixth form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A proposal approved by Cabinet this month, saw \u00a34.5m allocated to the development of a permanent 6th form for Cabot Learning Federation (CLF). This funding will allow the academy to open a new post-16 college which will meet demand for a growing population of young people moving into further education. In turn, this will free up existing buildings in CLF academy schools for year 7 pupils needing places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding will come from a Cabinet approved basic need grant to address a shortfall of special school places and ‘poor quality buildings’ agreed in September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The projects that the money will be taken from will be: \u00a32,258,119 for Claremont school to have temporary accommodation, \u00a3795,767 from the Claremont redevelopment and \u00a31,446,114 from the fund for Hawking House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim is for these capital budgets to be ‘backfilled’ when new basic need capital funding is announced by the Department for Education – which is expected in March 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But papers to Cabinet warn that the ‘impact’ of ring fencing the \u00a34.5m for mainstream capacity and the post-16 build is that there is a ‘potential delay’ in delivering these Send projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bristol City Council’s Equality Impact Assessment states that as long as the council received a new basic need in line with that received for 2021\/22, then there will be ‘minimal impact’ on the delivery of the SEND Capital Proposals approved in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the assessment also states that if the announcement is delayed or less grant is awarded, then ‘individual projects can be paused while the additional funding is secured.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cabinet Member with responsibility for Education and Skills, Councillor Anna Keen addressed the meeting saying: “We are so pleased that this paper is able to provide such as positive outcome for the pupils in East Bristol and we’re really delighted that the post-16 offer in the area can be expanded which is a much-needed improvement having been consulted on with all parties including pupils in the area.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keem did not mention the Send related issues and neither did Cabinet members comment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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