Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Corporate Director of Education and Young People’s Services on the public consultation and proposal to expand Whitfield Aspen School for September 2018 and requests members to recommend that the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform agrees to release sufficient funding to put the necessary infrastructure in place.

1) David Adams, Area Education Officer for South Kent, introduced the report on the proposal to expand Whitfield Aspen School initially by 1FE across a split site. He explained to Members that £3.5m had already been secured towards this and that there was no reason for concern on the viability of this proposal.

2) As Members local to Whitfield Aspen School both Mr Cowan and Mr Manion expressed their full support.

3) Mr Adams informed Members that Geoff Lymer as the local Member to the school supports the application along with the Governors, Headteacher and the Area Education Officer. An Equality Impact Assessment has also been completed to Officers satisfaction.

4) RESOLVED that the Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee endorse the recommendations in the report.