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21st Century Schools Programme – Contract Award and Capital Programme authorisation for new build for Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) at Cockett.

Cabinet on 15 December 2016 gave their approval for the City and County of Swansea to extensively overhaul its entire EOTAS service to provide a sector leading practice. The objective is to reconfigure the service to build on existing good practice, transforming the provision to support vulnerable children and their families and to meet the requirement to provide suitable full time education, in a timely manner, to those children and young people who need to be educated other than at school. This must also be seen in the context of emerging national policy, including the recent report from Estyn (June 2016) as well as the continuing national and local budget pressures.

Recommendations presented in December 2016 included the proposed restructure of Swansea PRU into three strands (ABC), educated in a fit-for-purpose learning environment.

Cabinet in July 2017, approved the progression of the design of a new PRU on land at Cockett Road and the submission of a detailed planning application.

Planning Consent for the demolition of 3 buildings on the site and the construction of a 3500m2 purpose built facility was approved in March 2018.

The proposed new facility would be accommodated within one building which has distinct provision for each PRU with appropriate separation from each other with suitable access to inner courtyards. Externally each will have access to its dedicated recreational space, with sufficient vehicular pick up and drop off points. Within the building there will also be suitable agile working office accommodation for the Behaviour Support and Home Tuition teams thus providing more effective on site support.

Decision type: Key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/09/2018

Decision due: 18 Oct 2018 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member - Education & Learning

Lead director: Director of Education

Contact: Louise Herbert-Evans, Head of Capital Planning and Delivery Unit Email: louise.herbert-evans@swansea.gov.uk.

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