Issue - meetings

Report of the CYP Strategic Commissioning, Education and Inclusion Manager, seeking a final decision on whether or not to implement proposals to create all-through primary schools, attached.

DECISION MADE (Ref: CAB 13/14 10651)

On consideration of the report of the CYP Strategic Commissioning, Education and Inclusion Manager and having received representations from the Head Teacher of Oakwood Primary School, the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services made the following decision:

(i)  To consider the outcome of statutory consultation and approve the implementation of published proposals to:

• Discontinue Bitterne Park Infant and extend the age range of Bitterne Park Junior, to establish a primary school from the 1^st September 2013.
• Discontinue Tanners Brook Junior and extend the age range of Tanners Brook Infant, to establish a primary school from the 1^st September 2013.
• Discontinue Oakwood Infant and extend the age range of Oakwood Junior, to establish a primary school from the 1^st January 2014.

Discontinue Heathfield Junior and extend the age range of Valentine Infant, to establish a primary school from the 1^st January 2014.

(ii)  To consider the outcome of statutory consultation and approve a modification to the published proposals to:

• Discontinue St Monica Junior and extend the age range of St Monica Infant, to establish a primary school from the 1 January 2014*

The modification will have the effect of changing the implementation date from 1^st January 2014 as originally published above to an implementation date of 1 April 2014 as requested by the Governing Body of each school.

The modified proposal is to:

Discontinue St Monica Junior and extend the age range of St Monica Infant, to establish a primary school from the 1^st  April 2014*

(iii) Subject to complying with Financial and Contractual Procedure Rules, to delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services and Learning, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, to do anything necessary to give effect to the recommendations in this report.