Issue - meetings

To receive the report by the Corporate Director for Education and Young People’s Services to consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on the proposed decision in the report.

1.            The Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee received a report on the results of the public consultation of proposed changes to Ridge View School, Tonbridge.

2.            The Area Education Officer, Mr Nehra, advised that this decision was linked to item B1 the decision for Wouldham All Saints CEP School, Tonbridge and Malling, on this agenda.  The current site, Ridge View School, Tonbridge, accommodated 112 and the new Yeoman’s Field, off Lower Haysden Lane, Tonbridge site would be able to accommodate the current designated number 180.  A Ridge View School Satellite provision would be established at Wouldham All Saints CEP School, necessitating the increase in designated number to 228 places across the two sites.

3.            RESOLVED that:-

(a)   the Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee endorsed the decision to be taken by the Cabinet Member 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; and

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

And, subject to no new objections 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;

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

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