Decision details

As Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform I agree to:

Issue a public notice to:

(i)        Relocate Ridge View School to a site at Yeoman’s Field, off Lower Haysden Lane, Tonbridge for 1 September 2017.

(ii)        Establish a Satellite provision of Ridge View School at Wouldham All Saints CEP School for 48 students with moderate to severe learning difficulties from 1 September 2017.

(iii)       Increase the designated number of places offered at Ridge View School, from 180 to 228 for 1 September 2017.

And, subject to no objections, not already considered, to the public notice

(iv)         Allocate £14.5m from Special School Review budget and £2.3m from the Targeted Basic Need budget, superseding decision 14/00098 taken on 2 September 2014. 

(v)          Implement the proposals according to the dates identified above

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

(vii)        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.