Issue - meetings

(Report by Mr P Leeson, Corporate Director, Education, Learning and Skills)

(Mr Shovelton, Director of Education Planning and Access and Mr J Nehra – Area Education Officer, West Kent, were present for this item)

1.            Further to Minute: 139/2013, Mr Shovelton introduced a report that sets out the results of the public consultation on a proposal to transfer the Bower Grove secondary, Maidstone satellite provision to St Augustine Academy, and redesignate the number of pupils admitted to Bower Grove Secondary School, Maidstone to 183 if the proposal was agreed.

2.            Mr Leeson advised that this proposal was integral to the SEN and Disability Strategy to expand the places in Kent’s Special Schools especially for children with autism and emotional, social and behavioural needs.  This proposal would support the ambitions for those additional places.

3.            The Chairman then put the recommendation to the vote, which was unanimous.

4.            RESOLVED that the Education Cabinet Committee endorsed the decision to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on the decision to issue a public notice to:

                    i.      transfer the Bower Grove secondary satellite provision to St Augustine Academy, subject to the agreement of the Secretary of State for Education; and

                  ii.      change the designated number of Bower Grove School to 183 (if the proposal to transfer the secondary satellite to St Augustine Academy was agreed) or 195 (if the transfer was not agreed).