The consultation runs from Tuesday 17 September to midnight on Sunday 20 October 2024.
The council's proposal
Leicestershire County Council is consulting all maintained schools and academies on the creation of a SEND Investment Fund to deliver targeted activities within mainstream maintained schools and academies to meet the needs of, and improve outcomes for, children and young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH).
It is proposed that a transfer of funding of 0.5% from the Schools Block to the High Needs Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant will provide the funding to establish the SEND Investment Fund for 2025/26 and then annually subject to the necessary approvals from the Schools Forum and the requirements set by the Department for Education.
The consultation provides the rationale behind the proposals and an illustration of the financial impact at individual school level.
Have your say
This is a targeted consultation on a proposed redistribution of SEN funding within the wider SEND system that will build on improvements delivered through the Transforming Special Needs and Inclusion in Leicestershire (TSIL) programme.
To submit your views, please fill out the consultation survey by midnight Sunday 20 October 2024: