Statutory notice for proposals at Juniper Hill School, Flackwell Heath

Overview

We are seeking your views on two proposals for Juniper Hill School:

• open a new Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Unit
• close the current physical disability Additional Resource Provision (ARP)

Notice is given in accordance with sections 15 and 19 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that Buckinghamshire Council intends to open a Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Unit and to close the existing Additional Resource Provision (ARP) with effect from 1^st September 2024 at:

Juniper Hill School, Churchill Close, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9LA

Together with the Governing Board of Juniper Hill School, we have considered the responses to the recent consultation on the proposals for the school.

This Notice is an extract of the full proposal. A copy of the full proposal is available to download below. Alternatively you can request a copy via email juniper-hill-school-consultation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or by post: The School Commissioning Team, Buckinghamshire Council, 1st Floor, Walton Street Office, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UZ.

Proposal to open a SEMH Unit at Juniper Hill School

We are proposing to open a Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Unit at Juniper Hill School. This would be a 12 place Unit for pupils with SEMH needs – detailed in their Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP).

The 12 places would be in addition to the existing 420 school places.

SEMH needs are special educational needs where a child communicates through behaviour in response to unmet social, emotional or mental health needs.

If agreed, the SEMH Unit would open in September 2024.

Proposal to close the physical disability Additional Resource Provision at Juniper Hill School

We are also proposing to close the Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for pupils with a physical disability at Juniper Hill School.

If agreed, this proposal would be effective from September 2024.

Related documents

Before you respond to this consultation, please have a look at the following documents:

• Statutory Notice for proposals at Juniper Hill School (PDF 0.14MB)
• Statutory proposal for Juniper Hill School (PDF 0.26MB)

How to make a representation

Within four weeks of the date of publication of this proposal, any person may agree, object to, or make comments on the proposal in the following ways:

• Complete the online survey using the link at the end of the page
• Complete, and return, a printed version of the survey (PDF 0.21MB)
• Email us at juniper-hill-school-consultation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
• Write to us at The School Commissioning Team, Buckinghamshire Council, 1st Floor, Walton Street Office, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UZ

If you have any questions about this activity, please email us at juniper-hill-school-consultation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk..

Please tell us your views by midnight on Thursday 9 November 2023.

What happens next

With the Governing Board of Juniper Hill School, we will consider all responses we receive.

The Leader of Buckinghamshire Council, with the Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services, will make the final decision on the two proposals. We expect this decision to be made in December 2023.

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