Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Decisions - Thursday, 12 June 2014 2.00 pm

Venue: Room 107, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN

Contact: Anne Gowing  020 8541 9938 Email: anne.gowing@surreycc.gov.uk

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 (6 June 2014).

2b

Public Questions

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    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (5 June 2014).

2c

Petitions

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    Notice of a petition, “Stopping the demolition and expansion of Lyne and Long Cross School”, containing 161 signatures has been received from Mr Stephen Craig. A response will be presented at the meeting.

     

    Decision:

    That the response attached as an Appendix be agreed.

3.

Sayes Court Primary School: Expansion pdf icon PDF 53 KB

    There is increasing pressure for primary school places in Runnymede. 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 net inward migration. In partnership with the Interim Executive Board, the Local Authority has recently consulted on the proposed expansion of Sayes Court from one to two forms of entry by 2015. Following consultation, a period of 4 weeks has been allowed for any final representations. The Cabinet Member is asked to consider any representations and to decide whether to implement the proposal.

    Decision:

    The Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning determined to implement the proposal to expand Sayes Court Primary School from one to two forms of entry by September 2015 subject to planning permission and timescales required for the successful delivery of the building work.

4.

Stanwell Fields CofE VC Primary School: a proposal from the Governing Body pdf icon PDF 50 KB

    The governing body of Stanwell Fields VC Primary School would like to change the status of the school to a Voluntary Aided category from April 2014. They have taken advice from the Diocese of London and Surrey County Council and have consulted with interested parties. The Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning has the responsibility of determining whether or not this proposal should go ahead.

    Decision:

    The Cabinet Member geve due consideration of all the issues and determined Stanwell Fields VC Primary School should change category to Voluntary Aided.