Issue - meetings

To consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on a proposed decision

1. Mr Adams, Area Education Officer (South Kent), confirmed that the consultation regarding the expansion of Deal Parochial CE Primary School had been undertaken and the majority were in favour, including the Head Teacher, the governing body and the Parish Council. Mr Adams reported that there were an estimated 1,000 housing units coming through. The key issues which had arisen through the consultation process were the concerns around the design, traffic and access, and whether other schools should be expanded instead of Deal. The comments were taken on board.

2. A Member commented on the need to plan for secondary school places. In response to the question, Mr Adams said that the priority was to ensure there were sufficient places for children.

3. RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Committee endorsed the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform to:

(i) Expand Deal Parochial CE Primary School by 1FE from September 2018, subject to planning approval.

And subject to no new objections to the public notice:

(ii) Implement the proposals for September 2018.

(iii) Authorise the Corporate Director - Education and Young People's Services to issue a Public Notice to expand Deal Parochial CE Primary School by 1FE, with a published admissions number of 60 from September 2018 (subject to planning permission being granted);

(iv) Allocate £2.85 million from the Education and Young People’s Service Capital budget;

(v) Authorise the Director of Infrastructure, in consultation with the General Counsel 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. Variations to contract value to be no more than 10% above the capital funding agreed by the Cabinet Member without requiring a new Record of Decision.