Issue - meetings

To receive the report from the Corporate Director for Education and Young People’s Services report informing the Cabinet Committee of the proposal to permanently expand St John’s Catholic Primary School from a PAN of 3FE to 4FE 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) Ian Watts, Area Education Officer for North Kent, introduced the report presenting the Cabinet Committee with the proposal to permanently expand St John’s Catholic Primary School from a PAN of 3FE to 4FE. He stressed this expansion was part of ongoing work to relieve pressure on providing sufficient Primary School places in Gravesham. The proposal includes an Equality Impact Assessment and as an academy St John’s has completed its own consultation.

2) He also confirmed to Members that local Members had been informed of the proposal and it was supported by the Headteacher, Chair of Governors, the Director of Planning and Access and the Area Education Officer.

3) Mr Brunning assured the Cabinet Committee that the Diocese of Southwark was fully behind the proposal.

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