Agenda item

To note a parcel of school alterations which will shortly be subject to key

decisions. The Children’s, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee is asked to endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education on the proposed decisions. The proposed decisions are as follows:

·         18/00057 - Proposal to establish a new 14 place Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) at John Wesley Church of England Methodist Primary School, Ashford, for children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) from September 2019

·         18/00059 - Establishing a 15 place Specialist Resource Provision at Kings Farm Primary School, Gravesend

·         18/00061 - Proposal to temporarily expand The Westlands (Secondary Academy) School, Swale, by 1.5FE from September 2019

·         18/00062 - Proposed changes to Specialist provision in Maidstone and Malling

Ms White (Area Education Officer - East Kent), Mr Watts (Area Education Officer – North Kent), Mr Adams (Area Education Officer - South Kent) and Mr Nehra (Area Education Officer - West Kent) were in attendance for this item.

1.          Ms White, Mr Watts, Mr Adams and Mr Nehra introduced the reports which set out the proposed decisions to expand or alter the following schools: John Wesley Church of England Methodist Primary School in Ashford, Kings Farm Primary School in Gravesend, The Westlands (Secondary Academy) School in Sittingbourne and the changes to specialist provision in Maidstone and Malling.

2.          Officers answered questions from Members of the Committee and comments were noted.

3.          Members of the Committee thanked Mr Nehra for his hard work and involvement in supporting the Children’s, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee.

4.          RESOLVED that

a)    the decision (18/00057) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, toissue a public notice to establish a new 14 place Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) at John Wesley Church of England Methodist Primary School for children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) from September 2019, be endorsed.

b)    the decision (18/00059) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, to

(i)    consider the results of a consultation to seek opinions on the establishment of a 15 place Specialist Resource Provision at Kings Farm Primary School; and

(ii)  issue a statutory public notice to establish a 15 place Special Resource Provision at Kings Farm Primary School from September 2019,

            be endorsed.

c)    the decision (18/00061) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, to allocate £1.96 million to the temporary expansion of Westlands Secondary School by 1.5FE, be endorsed.

d)    the decision (18/00062) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, to

(i)    increase the designated number of places offered at Five Acre Wood School from 330 to 465 places (including Satellite and Nursery provision) from 15 March 2019;

(ii)  expand the Satellite provision of Five Acre Wood School at Holmesdale School, Malling Road, Snodland ME6 5HS from 70 to 150 students aged 11-19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties from 15 March 2019;

(iii)establish a Satellite provision of Five Acre Wood School at Palace Wood Primary School, Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0AB for 30 students aged 4-11 with moderate to severe learning difficulties from 01 September 2019; and

(iv)establish a Specialist Resourced Provision (SRP) for students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) at East Borough Primary School,

            be endorsed.