Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Decisions - Wednesday, 9 October 2013 2.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room - Woodhatch Place. View directions

Contact: Anne Gowing 

Items
No. Item

1.

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.

2.

PROCEDURAL MATTERS

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2a

Members' Questions

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    The deadline for Member’s questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (3 October 2013).

2b

Public Questions

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    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (2 March 2013).

2c

Petitions

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

3.

Onslow Infant School Expansion: Decision pdf icon PDF 54 KB

    Numbers of children starting school in Guildford have been increasing in recent years. In order to meet the local need for primary school places it is proposed that Onslow Infant School permanently expand from two to three forms of entry from September 2014.

     

    Decision:

    1.    The Statutory Notice stating the Council’s intention to expand Onslow Infant School be determined, such that the school becomes a three form entry (3FE) infant school with a published admission number (PAN) of 90 from 1 September 2014.

     

    2.    Additional accommodation is built and a suitable travel plan be agreed.

4.

St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Proposed Expansion: Decision pdf icon PDF 56 KB

    St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is one of the schools that has been identified for expansion. It is proposed that the school will expand to become a two form entry (2 FE) primary school with 420 places; the school currently has 375 places (1.5 FE at infant phase, 2 FE at junior phase).

    Decision:

    1.    The Statutory Notice stating the Governing Body’s intention to expand St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School be determined, such that the school becomes a two form entry (2FE) primary school with a published admission number (PAN) of 60 from 1 September 2014.

     

    2.    St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School no longer has an admission into Y3 in September 2015 be agreed.

     

    3.    The Governing Body of St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School implement the proposal, with funding for the building provided by Surrey County Council be approved.

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Grayswood CofE (Aided) Infant School - Expansion to Primary: Decision pdf icon PDF 61 KB

    Grayswood Church of England Infant School is one of the schools that has been identified for expansion to meet the need for places in the local area. It is proposed that the school will expand from a one form entry (1FE) infant school with 90 places to become a 1FE primary school with 210 places.

    Decision:

    1.    The Statutory Notice stating the Governing Body’s intention to extend the upper age limit of Grayswood Church of England Infant School be determined, such that the school becomes a one form entry (1FE) primary school with a published admission number (PAN) of 30 and a total of 210 primary places.

     

    2.    The proposal to be moderated such that the expansion is brought forward by one year and be implemented on 1 September 2014, rather than 1 September 2015 be approved.

     

    3.    The upper age limit of Grayswood Church of England Infant School increase from Year 2 (age 6+) to Year 3 (age 7+) on 1 September 2014 be agreed.

     

    4.    The age range to extend by a further year each subsequent year from 1 September 2015 until the upper age limit is Year 6 (age 10+) be agreed.

     

    5.    The Governing Body of Grayswood Church of England Infant School implement the proposal, with funding for the building provided by Surrey County Council be agreed.

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Approval of Budget Virements in excess of £250,000 pdf icon PDF 39 KB

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    Cabinet Member approval is required to budget virements in excess of £250,000.

     

    Decision:

    1.    A virement of £4.448m of DSG funded budget be approved from the Schools and Learning budget to the Schools Budget representing a correction to the budget for Pupil Referral Units and the Surrey Alternative Learning Programme (SALP) Boards.

     

    2.    A virement of -£1.6m reducing both the expenditure and DSG income budgets for SEN agency placements be approved to reflect the impact of the school funding reforms on the funding of non maintained special schools (NMSS).