School Organisation Skilts Special School

Overview

Proposal to Make Changes to Skilts Special School

Skilts Special School is a Birmingham community special school located outside the City boundary in Redditch, Worcestershire. 

The School can currently offer up to 90 places for pupils aged 5 - 11 years who have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) for Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). 

The Interim executive Board (IEB) of Skilts Special School has approved two temporary changes to the age range of the school as follows;

1. Change to the age range from 5 - 11 years (Reception to Year 6) to 5 - 12 years (Reception to Year 7) with effect from 1st September 2020 until 31st August 2021.
2. Change to the age range from 5 - 11 (Reception to Year 6) to 5 - 14 years (Reception to Year 9) with effect from 19th April 2021 to 31st August 2022

Temporary changes like this can be in place for a maximum of 2 years.

The Local Authority would like to change the age range of Skilts Special School permanently and are now issuing proposals to;

• Change the age range from 5 - 11 years to 5 - 14 years with effect from 1st September 2021.
• This will allow pupils to remain at Skilts Special School until the end of year 9.

Why your views matter

There is a process that must be followed to change the age range of a school.

Part of the required process is a formal public consultation; this will last for 4 weeks and is open from 22nd April 2021 to 20th May 2021.

The Local Authority would like to give all current and future parents and all other interested parties the opportunity to comment on the proposal to alter the age range of Skilts Special School from 5 -11 years to 5 - 14 years with effect from 1st September 2021.

Full details of the changes and how to make your views known are explained in the full proposal document below.

We are keen to receive your comments on the proposal, you can comment using the online survey below until 20th May 2021.

What happens next

This consultation will start Thursday 22nd April 2021

The full proposal document provides information on how to make your views known.

All comments/objections received will be presented to the decision makers, within 2 months of the end of the statutory consultation (representation) period,  by 20th July 2021.

Decision update 30th June 2021: With the approval of the Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Culture - Birmingham City Council has determined to implement the proposal with effect from 31st August 2021 (modified from the date consulted upon, 1st September 2021). A copy of the letter of determinationa and a link to the local authority decision report can be found at the bottom of this webpage.