Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement Decisions - Thursday, 10 September 2015 11.30 am

Venue: Room 111, 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 (4 September 2015).

2b

Public Questions

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    The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (3 September 2015).

2c

Petitions

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

     

3.

Dovers Green Infant School, Reigate pdf icon PDF 221 KB

    Surrey County Council has consulted on a proposal to expand Dovers Green School by one form of entry from September 2016. The Education Consultation was conducted between 22 June 2015 and 20 July 2015.

     

    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 Annex and, on that basis, decide whether to determine the associated Statutory Notice.

     

    Additional documents:

    Decision:

    That the Statutory Notice, thereby bringing into effect the formal expansion of Dovers Green School by 1 Form of Entry (1 FE) for September 2016 be approved

     

4.

Reigate Parish Infant School pdf icon PDF 197 KB

    The Governing Body of Reigate Parish Church School, in partnership with Surrey County Council and the Diocese of Southwark, has consulted on a proposal to extend the age range of the school from 4-7 (Infant) 4-11 (Primary), so that it becomes a Primary School from September 2016. It is anticipated that the school will grow by one year group per year until it reaches capacity as a primary school in September 2019. The Education Consultation was conducted between 1 June 2015 and 29 June 2015.

     

    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.

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    Decision:

    That the Statutory Notice, thereby formally bringing into effect the extension of the age range of the school from 4-7 (Infant) to 4-11 (Primary) for September 2016 be approved.

     

5.

Investment in Sythwood Primary School and Children's Centre pdf icon PDF 157 KB

    To seek approval from the Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement for a capital investment contribution at Sythwood Primary School (Academy) and Children’s Centre so that two year old children can access their free early education entitlement.

     

    Decision:

    That a funding contribution of £170,000 towards the capital investment on the site at the Academy be approved.

     

6.

Investment in the free early education portal for the administration of payments to providers for free early education entitlement for 2,3,4 year olds pdf icon PDF 158 KB

    This report provides details of the development of an Early Years web based system for the collection of data in relation to children receiving free early education entitlement for two, three and four year olds including checking eligibility for  two year olds. This system will be piloted in September 2015 and fully implemented by January 2016. Approval is requested to fund the system currently under development.

     

    Decision:

    That the capital investment in a web based early years system for the administration of the free early education entitlement for two, three and four year olds be retrospectively approved.

     

7.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

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    That under Section 100 (A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

     

8.

Investment in the free early education portal for the administration of payments to providers for free early education entitlement for 2,3,4 year olds

    This is a part 2 annex relating to item 6.

     

    Exempt: Not for publication under Paragraph 3

     

    Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Decision:

Exempt: Part 2 report relating to Item 9.