Agenda item

Admission Arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for academic year 2013/14

Report of the Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Learning seeking to determine the admission arrangements for the Local Authority as the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools in the City, attached.

Minutes:

DECISION MADE (Ref: CAB 11/12 7984)

 

On consideration of the report the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Learning made the following decision:

 

(i)  that the responses from the consultation with Southampton Admissions Forum, schools, other relevant admission authorities, and the Church of England and Roman Catholic dioceses be noted;

(ii)  that the admissions policies and the published admission numbers (PANs) for community and voluntary controlled schools, including Bitterne Park selection by aptitude and 6th form arrangements; the schemes for co-ordinating primary and secondary admissions for the academic year 2013-14; and the scheme for co-ordinating in year admissions from September 2012 as set out in Appendices 1- 7 be approved;

(iii)  that the Executive Director for Children’s Services and Learning be authorised to take any action necessary to give effect to the above proposals and to make any changes necessary to the Admissions Policies where required to give effect to any Acts, Regulations or revised Admissions or Admissions Appeals Codes or binding Schools Adjudicator. Court or Ombudsman decisions whensoever’s arising.

 

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