Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement Decisions - Thursday, 3 March 2016 10.00 am

Venue: Members' Conference Room, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2DN

Contact: Andrew Baird or Rianna Hanford 

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 ITEMS

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2a

Members' Questions

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    The deadline for Members’ questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (26 February 2016).

2b

Public Questions

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    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (25 February 2016)

2c

Petitions

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

     

3.

Amalgamation of The Willows Primary and Wey Valley College pdf icon PDF 145 KB

    Surrey County Council (SCC) has consulted on a proposal to amalgamate The Willows Primary and Wey Valley College from 1 April 2016 so that the south west area has one single Pupil Referral Unit (PRU).

     

    The consultation period was from 5 January to noon on 19 January 2016 and there was a public meeting during this time, held on 13 January. Statutory Notices were issued on 19 January, were displayed at each site and published in the local newspaper stating the intention to amalgamate the two PRUs.  

     

    The Cabinet Member is asked to review the proposal and comments received during the consultation and statutory notice periods.

     

    Decision:

    That the Statutory Notice stating the Local Authority’s intention to amalgamate the two PRUs is determined, such that there will be one PRU in the south west area from 1 April 2016. The single establishment will be based across two sites: the primary provision at the Pewley Hill site and the secondary provision at the Southway site.

4.

Proposed Expansion of Furzefield Primary School pdf icon PDF 194 KB

     

    Surrey County Council has consulted on a proposal to expand Furzefield Primary School by 1 form of entry from September 2016. The Education Consultation was conducted between 18 January and 15 February 2016.

     

    The Cabinet Member is asked to review the education rationale for the project and summary of the consultation process/feedback provided within this report and associated Annexes and, on that basis, decide whether to determine the associated Statutory Notice.

     

    Additional documents:

    Decision:

    That the Cabinet Member determines the Statutory Notice, thereby bringing into effect the formal expansion of Furzefield Primary School by 1 Form of Entry (1 FE) for September 2016.