Issue - meetings

To receive a report which considers the outcome of the consultations on the proposed admissions arrangements for infant, junior and primary and secondary community and voluntary controlled schools and the proposed scheme for transfer to infant, primary, junior and secondary schools in September 2020 including the proposed process for non-coordinated In-Year Admissions.

Mr Bagshaw (Head of Fair Access) was in attendance for this item.

1.          Mr Bagshaw introduced the report which set out information relating to the outcome of the consultations on the proposed admissions arrangements for infant, junior and primary and secondary community and voluntary controlled schools and the proposed scheme for transfer to infant, primary, junior and secondary schools in September 2020 including the proposed process for non-coordinated In-Year Admissions.

Mr Bagshaw then responded to comments and questions from Members, including the following: -

a)    Mr Bagshaw confirmed that further information relating to adopted children from outside of England would be circulated to Members of the Committee outside of the meeting.

b)    Mr Bagshaw referred to future legislative changes to the school admissions code and said that legislative changes would need to be presented for debate before Parliament.

2.          RESOLVED that the decision proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, to determine:

a)    The Coordinated Primary Admissions Scheme 2020/21 incorporating the In-Year admissions process as detailed in Appendix 2A;

b)    The Co-ordinated Secondary Admissions Scheme 2020/21 incorporating the In-Year admissions process as detailed in Appendix 2B;

c)    The oversubscription criteria relating to Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary Schools in Kent 2020/21 as detailed in Appendix 2C (1);

d)    The oversubscription criteria relating to Community and Voluntary Controlled Secondary Schools in Kent 2020/21 as detailed in Appendix 2D (1);

e)    The Published Admissions Number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 2020/21 as set out in Appendix 2C (2);

f)     The Published Admissions Number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Secondary Schools 2020/21 as set out in Appendix 2D (2); and

g)    The relevant statutory consultation areas for Kent Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 2020/21 as detailed in Appendix 2C (3) and the relevant statutory consultation areas for Kent Secondary Schools 2020/21 as set out in Appendix 2D,

be endorsed.