Agenda and decisions
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter i. Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or ii. Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting
NOTES: · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest · As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner) · Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial. |
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PROCEDURAL MATTERS
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Members' Questions
The deadline for Members’ questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (07/06/2017).
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (06/06/2017).
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Petitions
Notice of Petition
Received from Elena van der Graaf, 575 signatures
Children born 1Apr–31Aug are not required to start school until the September following their 5th birthday (Compulsory School Age or CSAge). If parents wish for them to start in reception at CSAge, rather than year1, they must ask the admissions authority. Legally, the decision about *when* a child starts full time education is solely down to the parents. The School Admissions Code states that the admissions authority must then decide *which year group* is in the child's best interests to join - reception or year1. If placed in year1, the child will miss a whole year of *essential/critical* education, which is not in their best interests, and defies the government's position on school attendance. Unlike other LAs, SurreyCC does not adopt a flexible approach to these requests. Parents are routinely advised that, without exceptional circumstances, their child will be placed directly into year1 or miss a year later on if reception entry is agreed. We urge SurreyCC to allow summer born children to start at CSAge in reception and continue their education with that cohort, if this is their parents' wish.
A response will be tabled at the meeting.
Decision: That the response, attached to this decision sheet as Appendix 1, be approved. |
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SELECTION OF PREFERRED PROPOSER FOR THE HORLEY NORTH WEST FREE SCHOOL
Under Section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (the ‘free school presumption’), where a local authority identifies the need to establish a new school it must, in the first instance, seek proposals to establish a Free School. Surrey County Council (SCC) has identified the need to establish a new two Form Entry (2FE) Primary School in the North West Sector of Horley to open in September 2020. The Authority has therefore sought proposals from appropriate sponsors to open this new school. The window for the receipt of applications ran from 6 February 2017 to 31 March 2017.
Additional documents: Decision: The Cabinet Member for Education reviewed the background to the project and summary of Internal Assessment Panel scoring process provided within the report and associated annexes and, on that basis, decided on Aurora Academies Trust as the preferred proposer to open and operate the new 2FE Primary Free School in North West Horley from September 2020 and to submit this preference to the Secretary of State for Education for their consideration.
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Proposed Expansion of Oakwood School
Surrey County Council (SCC), has consulted on a proposal to expand Oakwood School by one form of entry from September 2018 and a further one form of entry in September 2019 (making a two form entry expansion, in total). The Education Consultation was conducted between 24 April 2017 and 22 May 2017.
The Cabinet Member for Education 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: The Cabinet Member for Education agreed to determine the Statutory Notice, thereby bringing into effect the formal expansion of Oakwood School by one Form of Entry (1 FE) for September 2018 and a further 1FE for September 2019 onwards.
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