Issue - meetings

Proposal to approve a new two form entry Primary school with a 26 place nursery, and SEN specialist provision for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, at Chilmington Green, Ashford. The Cabinet Committee is asked to comment on and either endorse or make a recommendation to the Cabinet Member on the proposed decision set out in the report.

(1)       Mr Adams (Area Education Officer – South Kent) introduced the report which set out the need for a new two-form entry (2FE) primary school at Chilmington Green, Ashford, to open in September 2018. Mr Adam said the school would include a 26-place nursery and SEN specialist provision for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and that the new school would open off-site in the former Ashford South Primary School buildings.

(2)       Resolved that the Cabinet Committee endorsed the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education to:

                    (i)        Allocate £7.2m from the Children, Young People and Education Capital Budget;

                  (ii)        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

                 (iii)        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 the contract value to be no more than 10% above the capital funding agreed by the Cabinet Member without requiring a new Record of Decision.