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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 (28/06/2017).
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Public Questions
The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (27/06/2017).
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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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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FAIR ACCESS PROTOCOLS 2017/18 PDF 176 KB
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 their 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 2017/18 and how cases will be considered.The changes proposed to the Protocols for 2017/18 take into account comments received from schools and Surrey County Council (SCC) officers.
Additional documents: Decision: The Cabinet Member for Education agreed the proposed Primary and Secondary Fair Access Protocols for 2017/18. |
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APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DEFICITS PDF 203 KB
This report provides summary details of total Surrey maintained schools’ balances and seeks Cabinet Member approval for licensed deficits where schools are projecting deficits in excess of 5% of their budget share. Two schools require this approval in 2017/18.
Decision: It was agreed that the Cabinet Member for Education:
1. notes the level of balances held by Surrey maintained schools; and
2. approves the one-year licensed deficits for Hale Primary and Chart Wood schools.
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DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DFE) 30 HOURS CAPITAL FUNDING PDF 340 KB
The Childcare Act 2006 places a statutory duty on local authorities to assess the local childcare market and to secure sufficient childcare for working parents. The level of childcare provision is only deemed to be sufficient if it meets the needs of the community in general and, in particular, those families on lower incomes and those with disabled children.
In September 2017, eligible working families of three and four year olds will be able to increase their universal offer of 570 hours to 1,140 hours of free early education (30 hours FEE). It is anticipated that around 8,450 of Surrey children will be eligible for the additional hours. This proposal is to seek agreement for the payment of Department for Education (DfE) 30 hours Capital Grant to support the development of additional 30 hour places to meet the demand for eligible working parents in four identified areas of Surrey.
Decision: It was agreed that the Cabinet Member for Education agrees the approval and deployment of £615,103 Department for Education (DfE) 30 hours capital grant to four projects as detailed in paragraph 24. |