Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Decisions - Wednesday, 11 September 2013 2.30 pm

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Items
No.	Item
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Share this item To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
2.	PROCEDURAL MATTERS Share this item
2a	Members' Questions Share this item The deadline for Member’s questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (5 September 2013).
2b	Public Questions Share this item The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (4 September 2013).
2c	Petitions PDF 31 KB Share this item The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and one petition has been received petitioning Surrey County Council open a Secondary School in Molesey. Decision: That the response attached as an Appendix be agreed.
3.	BROOKWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL PDF 54 KB Share this item View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. There is currently a considerable pressure for primary school places in Woking. In addition to the demand generated by an increasing birth rate, there is a need to provide more school places in the Borough as a result of additional housing and increasing numbers of families returning to Pirbright Barracks as part of the Ministry of Defence’s basing plan. Decision: That the expansion of Brookwood Primary School to two forms of entry on a split site be agreed, subject to planning permission.
4.	LANGSHOTT INFANT SCHOOL, HORLEY PDF 84 KB Share this item View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Surrey County Council, in cooperation with the Governing Body of Langshott Infant School, has consulted on a proposal to alter the upper age range of Langshott Infant School so that the School becomes a Primary School from September 2014. This proposal would provide an additional 240 additional junior school places within Horley. Decision: That the publication of Statutory Notices indicating the Council’s intent to alter the upper age limit of Langshott Infant School so that it becomes a Primary School be approved.
5.	ECHELFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL, ASHFORD: THE SPECIALIST SEN CENTRE PDF 48 KB Share this item View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Following a statutory consultation process by Surrey County Council, permission is sought from the Cabinet Member to approve the publication of Notices in respect of the proposed closure of the Specialist Centre at The Echelford Primary School. Additional documents: Annex 1 - The Echelford SEN centre consultation document , item 5. PDF 182 KB Decision: 1. The Specialist Speech, Language and Communications Needs (SLCN) Centre be closed in January 2014. 2. No further admissions be made to the Specialist Centre with effect from September 2013. 3. Suitable alternative educational provision be arranged for pupils currently on roll at The Echelford Specialist Centre. This will be done in conjunction with their parents/carers and the Local Authority maintaining Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision in order to enable their transition in January 2014 or sooner.