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Final week to have your say on new special school places in Biggleswade and Shefford
Statutory consultations
There's just over one week left if you still want to have your say on a proposed expansion for Ivel Valley School and College [
], to meet the growing need for specialist school places, and the opening of a new Additional Resource Provision (ARP) at Shefford Lower School [
] for children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
We want to ensure that more children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) have access to great education close to home.
A growth in demand for special school provision within Central Bedfordshire has resulted in increased placements within the independent sector and outside of Central Bedfordshire.
From September 2017 to September 2023 Central Bedfordshire experienced an almost 94% increase in EHC plans. This compares to 65% nationally.
*What are we proposing?*
*Ivel Valley School and College* operates from three different sites. The main school is based at Hitchmead Road, two classes catering for key stage 2 and 3 children are based in satellite classes at Biggleswade Academy and the sixth form is based at The Baulk.
The expansion at Ivel Valley by 23 places from September 2024 is required to cater for the children moving from the Biggleswade Academy site due to this school’s move from a middle school to a primary school in September and will also accommodate a small number of additional children. These additional places at the school are being phased at the Hitchmead Road site before the construction of a new school building.
Relocating pupils from Ivel Valley’s satellite sites through the refurbishment at Hitchmead Road will allow for all pupils at the school to benefit from enhanced SEND provision and enable the school to provide additional support to students, currently not available or not accessed by all pupils due to the school being on a split site.
At *Shefford Lower School*, we are proposing to create a new Additional Resource Provision (ARP) attached to mainstream school to support 12 pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental health (SEMH).
Pupils attending the Additional Resource Provision will have access to a mainstream curriculum and a safe space to be, where their needs are met.
Have your say on the proposals for:
* Ivel Valley School and College [
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* Shefford Lower School [
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