Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Corporate Director of Education Young People’s Services asking the Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee to comment on and endorse the decision to allocate funds from the Education and Young People’s Basic Needs budget so that the expansion of Sellindge Primary School by 0.5 FE can go ahead.

1)         David Adams, Area Education Officer - South Kent, introduced the report that updated the Committee on the results of the public consultation on the proposal to expand Sellindge Primary School for September 2018 and asked the Committee to endorse an allocation of funds from the Education and Young People’s Basic Needs budget so that the expansion of Sellindge Primary School by 0.5 FE could go ahead.

2)         Mr Adams explained that to meet Department of Education guidance the record of decision had been amended to include issuing a public notice. He said that the allocation remained unchanged.  The decision now read as follows:  “As Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform I:

a)    Agree that a Public Notice be published to permanently expand Sellindge Primary School from 0.5FE to 1FE, and following a representation period of four weeks with no statutory objections received, implement the proposal;

b)    Allocate £836,000 from the Education and Young People’s Basic Needs budget so that the expansion of Sellindge Primary School from 0.5FE to 1FE can go ahead.

c)    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.

d)    Authorise the Director of Infrastructure to be the nominated Authority Representative with the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts.”

3)         In response to a concern, Mr Adams explained that the size of the expansion was limited due to the size of the site, and the current proposal required the purchase of adjacent land.

4)         The Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee agreed to endorse the Cabinet Member of Education and Health Reform’s proposed decision to;

a)    Agree that a Public Notice be published to permanently expand Sellindge Primary School from 0.5FE to 1FE, and following a representation period of four weeks with no statutory objections received, implement the proposal;

b)    Allocate £836,000 from the Education and Young People’s Basic Needs budget so that the expansion of Sellindge Primary School from 0.5FE to 1FE can go ahead;

c)    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.

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

Should objections, not already considered by the Cabinet Member when taking this decision, be received during the notice period a separate decision will be required in order to continue the proposal and allow for a proper consideration of any points raised.