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Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

Proposal to expand Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone and increase the designated number of places offered from 210 to 275

 

Proposed decision: To update the facilities; expand the school; create a Satellite provision at East Borough Primary School for 15 pupils with a statement of Special Educational Needs for complex learning difficulties for October 2014; and increase the designated number of places offered at Five Acre Wood School from 210 places to 275 places:

 

(i)            Allocate £1.726 million from Targeted Basic Need budget and £12 million from the Basic Need budget.

(ii)          AUTHORISE the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to be the nominated Authority Representative within the relevant agreements and to enter into variations as envisaged under the contracts

(iii)         Update the facilities at Five Acre Wood School

(iv)         Issue a public notice to (a) create a Satellite provision at East Borough Primary School, Vinters Road, Maidstone ME14 5DX for 15 students with complex learning difficulties (b) to ncrease the designated number of places from 210 places to 275 places from October 2014.

 

And, subject to no objections being received to the public notice

(ii)        Expand the school

(iii)       Create a Satellite Provision for 15 Students at East Borough Primary School, Vinters Road, Maidstone ME14 5DX from October 2014

Increase the designated number of places from 210 to 275 from October 2014

 

The Executive Scheme of Delegation for Officers set out in Appendix 2 Part 4 of the Constitution (and the directorate schemes of sub-delegation made thereunder) provides the governance pathway for the implementation of this decision by officers.  In this instance, the Director of Property, Infrastructure and Support (on behalf of the Corporate Director Business Strategy & Support) will take the substantive steps as are necessary to implement the decision.

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Division affected: Maidstone South;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/06/2014

Department: Education & Young People's Services

Contact: Kevin Shovelton, Director Education Planning & Access 01622 694174, 01732 525330 Email: kevin.shovelton@kent.gov.uk, Jared Nehra, Area Education Officer - West Kent Email: jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk.

Consultees

Public Consultation
Local Councillor: Maidstone South
Education and Young People's Services Cabinet Committee

Financial implications: Jared Nehra Area Education Officer for West Kent 03000 412209 Jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk Kevin Shovelton Director of Education Planning and Access 01622 694174 Kevin.shovelton@kent.gov.uk

Legal implications: 14/00078

Equalities implications: The refurbishment element of the decision will be treated seperatley and undertaken before the 28 day publication period is over. Financial Criteria exceeded

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