Decision details

To agree various capital allocations for school expansion and building projects.

The Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform has agreed to:

(i)            Allocate from the Education and Young People’s Services Capital Budget the following amounts in order that the proposals may go ahead:

a.    A further £2.3m for Tunstall CE Primary School, Swale.

b.    A further £2.2m for Kings Hill Academy, Tonbridge & Malling.

c.    £10m to the rebuild and expansion of Portal House School, Dover.

d.    £1.4m to the expansion of Green Park Primary School, Dover.

e.    £6m to the building of Finberry Academy, Ashford.

f.     £2.5m to the expansion of The Judd School, Tonbridge & Malling 15/00071

(ii)          To expand Portal House School by 20 places from 1 September 2015 as part of the project to rebuild the school on its current site.

(iii)         Authorise the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance to enter into any necessary contracts/ agreements on behalf of the County Council

(iv)         Authorise the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts.