Issue details

Proposed alternations to Five Acre Wood School and Holmesdale Technology College

 

 

To increase the designated number of places offered at Five Acre Wood School, Boughton Lane, Maidstone ME15 9QF from 275 to 330 places for 4 January 2016


To establish a satellite provision at Holmesdale Technology College, Malling Road, Snodland for 70 students with moderate to severe learning difficulties for 4 January

 
To alter the lower age range at Five Acre Wood School, Boughton Lane, Maidstone ME15 9QF to include nursery provision for 1 September 2016.

And, subject to no objections, not already considered, to the public notice  to  Implement the proposals

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than two Electoral Divisions;

Decision status: For Determination

Division affected: Maidstone South; Malling North;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/07/2015

Department: Education & Young People's Services

Contact: Jared Nehra, Area Education Officer - West Kent 0300417008 and 03000412209 Email: jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk, Keith Abbott, Director of Education Planning and Access Email: keith.abbott@kent.gov.uk Tel: 01622 696588.

Consultation process

Financial Implications

  1. Capital – On 27 September 2013 the Education Cabinet Committee received a paper on the Targeted Basic Need projects and the Committee resolved to endorse the decision to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on the proposed decisions to expand and refurbish and build schools in the identified areas.  A further decision, number 14/0078 was taken by the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on 11 August 2014 to allocate £1.726 million from the Targeted Basic Need budget and £12million from the Basic Need Budget.

The new proposals to make a further prescribed alternation to Five Acre Wood School and Holmesdale Technology College by creating a secondary Satellite provision for up to 70 students on the Holmesdale Technology College site will require the reconfiguration of existing teaching rooms to make provision for specialist teaching spaces.  The works include the refurbishment of all mobiles and the Wolfe Building to provide 5 classrooms, common room with food technology, staff areas, break out space, a care suite and adequate toilet provision. The capital costs associated with this new proposal are in the region of £495,000.

  1. Revenue - The schools delegated budget will be allocated for an agreed number of commissioned places in accordance with the Place Plus High Needs funding methodology.

Human – Five Acre Wood School will appoint additional teachers, as the school size increases and the need arises

Consultees

A public consultation was held between 18 May 2015 and 19 June 2015

 

Views were also sought from:

The Local Members for Maidstone South, Malling North and Malling Rural North East have been consulted.

 

Headteacher and Governing Body of Five Acre Wood School

 

School Principal and Governing Body of Holmesdale Technology College

KCC Head of SEN Assessment and Placement

 

The Area Education Officer, Jared Nerah.

 

Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee discussed and endorsed the proposed decision at its meeting held on 8 July 2015.

Financial implications: Jared Nehra, Area Education Officer - West Kent Telephone: 03000 412209 Email: Jared.nehra@kent.gov.uk Keith Abbott, Director of Education Planning and Access Telephone: 03000 417008 Email: Keith.abbott@kent.gov.uk

Legal implications: 15/00050

Decisions

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