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 (11/10/17).
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (10/10/2017).
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Petitions
The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.
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The Local Authority must consult on any changes it wishes to make to the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2019. Consultation must run for at least six weeks between 1 October 2017 and 31 January 2018 and admission arrangements for 2019 must be determined by 28 February 2018.
This report seeks authorisation to proceed to consultation on the following:
1. The Dawnay School - introduction of a feeder link from Polesden Lacey Infant School at Year 3 (page 2)
2. Reigate Priory School – introduction of a tiered feeder link from Holmesdale and Dovers Green infant schools (page 3)
3. William Cobbett Primary School - reduction in published admission number for Reception from 40 to 30
Additional documents: Decision: The Cabinet Member for Education authorised the Principal Manager Admissions and Transport (Strategy) to go out to statutory consultation on the proposed changes to admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for September 2019.
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Following an increase in the number of pupils being identified as requiring specialist provision and in receipt of an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) the Council is offering 22 additional places to children above the standard admission number at special schools and centres for September 2017 with an additional 18 places proposed for September 2018 admissions. It is intended that these pupils, subject to the normal review process of their EHCP, will remain on roll at the schools throughout the appropriate phase of their education.
There are capital costs at two sites that are associated with this increase in pupil placements. These need to be set against the ongoing revenue costs that would be borne by the placement of these pupils in the non-maintained independent sector which would result from a failure of the authority to offer appropriate places within the maintained sector. Specifically the temporary increase in admission numbers at two special schools are to enable the placement of 22 pupils with EHCPs from September 2017 and an additional 18 pupils from 2018 and will require capital works Decision: It was agreed that temporary provision of additional capacity and the associated capital expenditure at the two identified locations is approved to enable the placement of 22 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan in 2017 with a further 18 in 2018. This recommendation is subject to the business case being supported by Investment Panel.
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