July 1, 2021, The Lincolnite: Lincoln Special Needs Schools Expansion Gets Go-Ahead https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/07/lincoln-special-needs-school-expansion-to-get-go-ahead/ East Midlands
Plans for a major special educational needs expansion for Lincoln St Christopher’s School will be approved next week.
Lincolnshire County Council’s Planning and Regulation Committee will be recommended to give the go-ahead to the authority’s proposals to build a dedicated new 130-place primary school on the site of the former Usher Junior School which was demolished in 2012.
Lincoln St Christophers’ original building will also be extensively redeveloped and remodelled to provide specialist secondary age education.
It is part of £86 million [$118M U.S.] investment across the county to improve Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) education.
The school’s capacity is currently 200, however, it teaches 228 pupils supported by around 90 staff members.
The revamp and build will see the total capacity increase to 333 across both sites – with around 70 staff at each location.
The development forms part of the council’s plans to create more than 500 SEND places across the county, which is backed by an £86 million investment.
An additional 111 places will be needed by 2023, predict the plans….
