Issue - meetings

To receive a report by the Corporate Director for Education and Young People’s Services that sets out the results of the public consultation on the proposal to commission an enlargement of Rose Street School, Sheerness, from 1FE to 2FE from September 2015.

(Report by Mr P Leeson Corporate Director for Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee)

(Mrs M White, Area Education Officer for East Kent and Mr K Shovelton, Director of Education Planning and Access were also present for this item)

1.            The Chairman, Mr Ridings, introduced the report by highlighting the views received on the proposal to expand Rose Street.  Mr Shovelton advised that the Ofsted had judged the school to be a good school.

2.            The Area Education Officer for East Kent, Mrs White, gave feedback on some of the issues raised in the consultation.  Mrs White advised that there was a positive working relationship with the school.  The new build would be positioned where the existing astro-turf was and consultations were taking place with the school governors and Headteacher on where the new astro-turf would be sited.  A new kitchen would be installed ready for September 2015 and in the meantime a local school would be providing school meals to the school.

3.            RESOLVED that the Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee endorsed the decision to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Education and Health and Reform to:-

(i)    Issue a public notice to expand Rose Street School, by 210 places from 1FE to 2FE, conditional upon obtaining planning agreement for the additional accommodation required.

And, subject to no objections being received to the public notice

(ii)    Expand the school

(iii) Allocate £2,700,000 from Education & Young People’s Services Capital Budget; and

(iv)   Find the best alternative location for the astro-turf.