Merton Council


Expansion onto an additional site and change of designation of Melrose Special School

Description: 

The council has published a statutory proposal to expand Melrose School, Church Road CR4 3BE by 80 additional places through the use of an additional site - Whatley Avenue SW20 9NS and to extend the official designation of Melrose School from “Children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health” to  “Children with additional complex and varied needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)  and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)”, with effect from 1 September 2022.

To participate in the consultation, please read through the statutory notice and full information in the attached document and respond as stated in the consultation by emailing: SchConsult@merton.gov.uk or writing to the Director of Children, Schools and Families (FAO: Tom Procter, Head of Contracts and School Organisation), London Borough of Merton, Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX

Summary of results: 

Summary of results: 

The consultation on the proposal of closing of nursery provision at London Road to move Merton Medical Education Services to the site closed on Monday 22 February 2021. We had excellent engagement with the consultation, with over 200 responses from a range of residents and organisations. We are grateful for the insights that people have shared.

Reports were presented to the council’s Cabinet on 22 June 2021 and 6 September 2021, with the recommendations agreed.

You can access the reports here:

Agenda for Cabinet on Tuesday 22 June 2021, 7.30 pm - Merton Council

Agenda for Cabinet on Monday 6 September 2021, 7.15 pm - Merton Council

Therefore Merton Medical Education Services is planned to move into the Lavender London Road in early 2022 and Lavender London Road Nursery full-time day care provision should move from January 2022 to Lavender Steers Mead in addition to providing the sessional places for children aged 2 that are funded through early education funding, thus maintaining the service in alternative premises within reasonable proximity to the current site.

Consultation start date 01 July 2021
Consultation end date 29 July 2021

For more information about this engagement, please contact:

Organisation
Consultation run by: Children, Schools & Families
Contact
Tom Procter



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