Section I - specialist settings
Good afternoon all
Where does a Local Authority stand when it has a pupil that requires specialist provision but there are no places available within any specialist settings? I understand that the Local Authority can name the type of school in Section I, but without naming a specific school what happens to the duty to admit and how can a school be bound by it? Can a pupil remain in a mainstream setting in the meantime if specialist provision is named as the type of school in the plan? This is becoming an increasing problem for our Local Authority and we are unsure as to where this leaves us in terms of Tribunals if we do not have the specialist places available.
Any thoughts/guidance would be much appreciated.
Thank you
Amy
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In my view a CYP cannot remain in a mainstream setting if section I specified Type as special school. In similar circumstances where the tribunal ordered onlt type of special school to be named in section I we secured an EOTIS package whilst seeking to find an appropriate special school placement.