SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN OLDHAM

Early day motion 2534, tabled 10 July 2006 by David Heyes (Labour). Signed by 22 members.

That this House welcomes the report of the Education and Skills Select Committee on Special Educational Needs; notes that a key recommendation in the report is that the Government `should facilitate and encourage collaborative arrangements where communities of schools work together, sharing facilities and professional expertise, to improve the outcomes for children with SEN'; commends Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council for their wisdom and foresight in co-locating the splendid New Bridge Special School with the mainstream Kaskenmoor school in Hollinwood; recognises that both schools have benefited significantly from being located on the same site to the extent that they are now a living example of the kind of facility that the report so strongly recommends; and therefore urges the Government to ensure that the Select Committee recommendation is acted upon and incorporated into any Building Schools for the Future proposals.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, DUP 4, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.