Agenda and decisions
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting. |
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PROCEDURAL MATTERS
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Members' Questions
The deadline for Member’s questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (11 July 2014). |
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (10 July 2014). |
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Petitions
Notice of a petition, “Not approve the proposed expansion of The Greville Primary School”, containing 111 signatures has been received from Ms Claire Pealling. A response will be presented at the meeting.
Notice of a petition, “Help Save Dovers Green Playgroup”, containing 199 signatures has been received from Ms Louise Gannon. A response will be presented at the meeting. Decision: (i) Greville Primary School, Ashtead
That the response to the petition, attached as Appendix 1, be approved.
(ii) Dovers Green Playgroup, Reigate
That the response to the petition, attached as Appendix 2, be approved.
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Greville Primary School, Ashtead
Surrey County Council has consulted on a proposal to expand The Grevillle Primary School by one form entry from September 2015.
The education consultation was conducted between 7 March 2014 and 22 April 2014.
The Cabinet Member is asked to review the comments received during the consultation period and on that basis determine whether to publish Statutory Notices stating the Council’s intent to pursue the proposal. Decision: That the publication of Statutory Notices stating the Council’s intent to expand the Greville Primary School, subject to satisfactory consideration and, where appropriate, mitigation of the concerns raised in the consultation, be approved. |
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Investment in St Paul's CofE School and Sure Start Children's Centre
This paper is to seek approval from the Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning for the plans for capital investment in a building attached to the St Paul’s Church of England Infant School and Sure Start Children’s Centre so that two year old children can access their free early education entitlement. Decision: That, a grant to Nurturing Childcare Limited of £140,000 be approved, to facilitate capital investment on the site of St Paul’s Church of England Infant School and Sure Start Children’s Centre so that two year old children can access the free early education entitlement.
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Investment in the Spinney Children's Centre, Guildford
This paper is to seek approval from the Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning to move forward with the plans for capital investment in a building attached to the Spinney Children’s Centre so that two year old children can access the free early education entitlement. Decision: That, the action to move forward with the plans for capital investment in the Spinney Children’s Centre so that two year old children can access the free early education entitlement be approved. |
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Cranmere Primary School, Esher
School rolls have been rising steadily across Elmbridge since 2006. To ensure sufficient provision of primary school places in the Dittons and Weston Green Planning area Surrey County Council is proposing the expansion and rebuild of Cranmere Primary School with effect from 1 September 2016. Decision: 1. That the school be enlarged by two forms of entry (from its original capacity of one form of entry to three forms) plus the addition of a new twenty-six place nursery.
2. That the school be rebuilt on the Grove Farm site, which is land owned by Surrey County Council adjacent to the current Cranmere school.
3. That this expansion be effective from 1 September 2016, as the new school is unlikely to be ready for new admissions by September 2015. |
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Approval of Schools' Deficits 2014/15
This report provides summary details of total schools’ balances and seeks Cabinet Member approval for licensed deficits where schools are projecting deficits in excess of 5% of their budget share. One school is seeking this approval in 2014/15. Decision: 1. That the level of balances held by Surrey maintained schools be noted.
2. That the one-year licensed deficit request from Gosden House be approved. |
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In Year Fair Access Protocol
Each local authority must have a Fair Access Protocol in place and all schools in a local authority area must participate in it. A Fair Access Protocol ensures that unplaced children, especially the most vulnerable, are offered a place at a suitable school in the home local authority as quickly as possible. This includes admitting children above the published admission number to schools that are already full.
The proposed Protocols set out the criteria that the local authority will use to determine which children will be placed under Surrey’s Fair Access Protocol in 2014/15 and how cases will be considered. The changes proposed to the Protocols for 2014/15 take into account comments received from schools and Surrey County Council officers. Additional documents: Decision: That the proposed Primary and Secondary Fair Access Protocols for 2014/15 be approved. |