St Edmunds Church of England Primary School

Update May 2026

On 18 November 2025, the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee discussed plans to review Specialist Resourced Provision (SRP). After this, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills agreed to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education to carry out all necessary discussions, consultations, and contracts relating to proposals to increase SRP places.

The Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education has reviewed the responses to this consultation, has agreed that a Public Notice should be issued.

The Public Notice is being published in the Kent Messenger on 14 May 2026 and is available to view in the Documents section on this webpage, together with the complete proposal.

The Public Notice will run for four weeks, during which time, any person may send in a response supporting, objecting to or commenting on the proposal.

Have your say

The final date for sending in your views is midnight on 11 June 2026. You can comment by:

  • emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
  • sending a response to: Ian Watts Assistant Director Education - North Kent, Children, Young People and Education, Kent County Council, Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE

Original text

We would like to hear your views on a proposal to open a 20 place Specialist Resource Provision for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or speech, language and communication needs from September 2026 at St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary School.

More information can be found in the Consultation letter, which is available from the Documents section on this webpage.

We have completed an Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) to see if the proposal could affect anyone unfairly. We welcome your views on the assumptions we have made and the conclusions we have drawn. The EqIA is available from the Documents section on this webpage.

Have your say

If you wish to support, object to or comment on this proposal, please respond by either:

  • completing our online response form
  • sending a copy of the response form by post to either:
    • Ian Watts, Assistant Director Education (North Kent), Children, Young People and Education, Kent County Council, Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE or
    • Ben Hulme, Executive Headteacher, St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary School, Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6JP.
  • handing your response form in at St Edmund's Church of England School office.
  • by emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk or office@st-edmunds.kent.sch.uk. Please put ‘St. Edmund’s SRP’ in the subject line.

All responses need to be received by midday on 23 March 2026.

Update May 2026

On 18 November 2025, the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee discussed plans to review Specialist Resourced Provision (SRP). After this, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills agreed to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education to carry out all necessary discussions, consultations, and contracts relating to proposals to increase SRP places.

The Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education has reviewed the responses to this consultation, has agreed that a Public Notice should be issued.

The Public Notice is being published in the Kent Messenger on 14 May 2026 and is available to view in the Documents section on this webpage, together with the complete proposal.

The Public Notice will run for four weeks, during which time, any person may send in a response supporting, objecting to or commenting on the proposal.

Have your say

The final date for sending in your views is midnight on 11 June 2026. You can comment by:

  • emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
  • sending a response to: Ian Watts Assistant Director Education - North Kent, Children, Young People and Education, Kent County Council, Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE

Original text

We would like to hear your views on a proposal to open a 20 place Specialist Resource Provision for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or speech, language and communication needs from September 2026 at St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary School.

More information can be found in the Consultation letter, which is available from the Documents section on this webpage.

We have completed an Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) to see if the proposal could affect anyone unfairly. We welcome your views on the assumptions we have made and the conclusions we have drawn. The EqIA is available from the Documents section on this webpage.

Have your say

If you wish to support, object to or comment on this proposal, please respond by either:

  • completing our online response form
  • sending a copy of the response form by post to either:
    • Ian Watts, Assistant Director Education (North Kent), Children, Young People and Education, Kent County Council, Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE or
    • Ben Hulme, Executive Headteacher, St. Edmund’s Church of England Primary School, Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6JP.
  • handing your response form in at St Edmund's Church of England School office.
  • by emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk or office@st-edmunds.kent.sch.uk. Please put ‘St. Edmund’s SRP’ in the subject line.

All responses need to be received by midday on 23 March 2026.

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