Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Children and Families, Lifelong learning Decisions - Tuesday, 28 November 2023 11.30 am

Venue: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey ,RH2 8EF

Contact: Joss Butler  Email: joss.butler@surreycc.gov.uk

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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    To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

     

    Notes:

    ·        In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest.

    ·        Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.

    ·        Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register.

    ·        Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.

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PROCEDURAL MATTERS

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2a

Members' Questions

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    (i)    The deadline for Member’s questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (22 November 2023).

     

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2b

Public Questions

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    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (21 November 2023).

     

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2c

Petitions

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    The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.

     

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3.

Proposal to lower the age range of Hurst Green Infant School and Nursery pdf icon PDF 138 KB

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    The Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Lifelong Learning is asked to review the educational rationale for the proposal to lower the age range at Hurst Green Infant School and Nursery from 3 to 7 years old to 2 to 7 years old.

     

    Hurst Green Infant School and Nursery is a one form entry infant school in Oxted. The school is a community school and has a good Ofsted rating.

     

    This would mean that the current nursery provision for 2 year olds led by the Governing Body would become a maintained nursery managed by the school, under the same Ofsted registration as the school. 

     

    This piece of work helps Surrey County Council meet empowered and thriving communities and no one left behind because the project to expand the age range of Hurst Green Infant School meets the need for early years provision within the Tandridge district.

     

    This proposal requires Surrey County Council to follow the statutory process for making significant changes (‘Prescribed Alterations’) to a maintained school because the proposal is for a change in age range in a community school.

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    Decision:

    The Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Lifelong Learning determined the Statutory Notices approving the proposal without modifications to lower the age range at Hurst Green Infant School and Nursery.

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EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

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    RECOMMENDATION:

     

    That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

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SEND AND AP CAPITAL PROGRAMME BUDGETS

    Cabinet Member approval is sought for use of approved SEND Capital Funding to uplift project budgets for Epsom Downs Primary School and Dovers Green Primary School’s committed Phase 4 Capital projects, and use of approved AP Capital Funding against Fordway Centre’s capital project.

Decision:

The Cabinet Member approved the recommendations.

See exempt minute [E-17-23].