Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement said that this report contained the confidential, financial and value for money information relating to item 8. She confirmed that re-locating St Nicholas school on the Dorking site and merging with Starhurst school to form a new special school, Chartwood would enable the St Nicholas site to be released for the building of a new primary and secondary school, that would be funded by the Education Funding Agency.

RESOLVED:

1.         That the business case to rebuild Chart Wood School on its Dorking site (ex Starhurst) at a total cost, as set out in the Part 2 report, be approved.

2.       That the arrangements by which a variation of up to 10% of the total value may be agreed by the Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic Director for Children, Schools and Families, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement, the Cabinet Member for Business Services and Resident Experience and the Leader of the Council be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

This proposal will streamline SEMH provision in the south east of Surrey.  It will allow for the more effective use of the available Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) resources.  The aim is to develop outstanding provision with a larger and more sustainable single special school for SEMH in the east quadrant of Surrey.