Documents describe the facility as ‘much needed’
Plans have been submitted to Hull City Council for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities school on Wincolmlee. The application relates to a site on the corner of Wincolmlee and Scott Street near the river Hull.
The application seeks permission for the change of use of both 119-121 Wincolmlee and the adjoining 80 Scott Street from offices to become an ‘independent specialist school.’ Documents submitted to the council, which describe the plans as “much needed”, state the school would provide full-time education for 14 to 19 year olds “with a focus on SEND and hard-to-reach learners.”
If permission is granted by the council, the site will become the home of the Fast Forward School, which would be operated by Fast Forward Vocational Training Ltd (FFVT). The Hull-based organisation has 15 years of experience in delivering provision for vulnerable learners.
The organisation already has its headquarters at the Wincolmlee site, however the application involves internal layout alterations to accommodate the planned provision. The Scott Street building would be developed to provide a larger site to meeting increasing demand in the city.
Both buildings would have classrooms and office spaces as well as toilets and kitchen spaces. Access to the site would come from an entrance on Scott Street, from which a car park could also be accessed.
The application explains that the buildings would “provide a safe, inclusive, and high-quality learning environment that bridges academic, vocational, and therapeutic support.” Such support would be provided across the two adjoining premises, which are themselves easily accessible by public transport which FFVT says “makes them ideal for school-age learners from across Hull and surrounding areas.”
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FFVT also say the school would provide a number of benefits such as preparing students for employment, providing a safe setting, and engaging with families. The proposed school, would have up to 80 students enrolled, with a maximum of 60 being on site at any given time.
Similarly 25-40 staff would be employed with no more than 10 on site at a time. The school would operate between 8am and 6pm, five days a week, during term times.
Despite the site potentially having up to 40 staff members, the site’s carpark will have 8 parking bays. As there would only be 10 staff members on site at a time the 8 bays are said to be deemed sufficient in the application documents.
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