Councillors are set to approve plans which will create extra school places across the Lancaster district for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
At a meeting on Thursday (February 6), Lancashire County Council will be asked to approve the expansion of a number special schools and the development of Special Educational Needs (SEN) Units and Special Education Resource Facilities (SERF) at other local mainstream schools.
This is to address a continuing increase in demand for more specialist provision for children with educational needs and disabilities.
A total of 265 additional spaces created across Lancashire in 2025 through the delivery of this programme.
Plans to be discussed for approval include the expansion of Bleasdale School in Carnforth and The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster.
Formal consultations on the expansion plans took place between November 2024 and January 2025.
Councillors will also be asked to give the go ahead for SEN units to be created at Grosvenor Park Primary School in Morecambe, and extra budget for slight expansions of the Special Educational Needs unit at Morecambe Bay Community Primary School.
In addition, they will be asked to approve the budget for the second phase of expansion works at the SEN unit at Carnforth Primary School.
Cllr Jayne Rear, cabinet member for Education and Skills, said: "These latest proposals will help to ensure that every child and young person in Lancashire gets the support they need to enable them to reach their potential in education and future employment.
"The proposals for more SEN units and SERFs mean more children will have the support they need and this will help us meet the increasing demand for special school provision.
"Providing units across the county allows children to access specialist places within their local community, along with more chances to participate and be supported by their peers."


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