Decision details

Commissioning School Places Strategy 2012-2016

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Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

1 To approve the draft Commissioning School Places Strategy 2012/13-2016/17 (CSPS)

2 To approve the circulation of the draft CSPS for consultation to all stake holders in school place planning

3 To delegate the determination of the final CSPS, to the Cabinet Member for Children Service’s and the Group Director for Children’s Services.

4 To note that a further report will be going to Cabinet in September 2012, which will set out the details of each expansion scheme, the consultation process and indicative costs and funding for each scheme.

Report author: John Farry

Publication date: 13/07/2012

Date of decision: 11/07/2012

Decided at meeting: 11/07/2012 - Cabinet

Effective from: 19/07/2012

This decision has been called in by:

Councillor Keith Darvill who writes The reasons for the 'call-in' are: 1. To examine the availability of spare accommodation which will meet some of the increased demand (see para 2.4 of the report to Cabinet). 2. To examine the implications of the proposed strategy for home to school travel particulalry relating to primary schools. 3. To consider the financial difficulties that schools will face as a consequence of the increase in pupil numbers in the current funding arrangements. 4. Page 58 of the Cabinet report, 4th paragraph, it quotes 2006/7 as the beginning of the birth rate rise, however in the second paragraph from the bottom it suggests 2007/8 as the beginning of the increase. Could you please confirm the correct year. 5. Page 61 of the Cabinet report, 4th paragraph, 2nd sentence needs re-wording as it currently doesn't make sense. 6. Page 64 of the Cabinet report, 2nd paragraph from the bottom refers to the technical feasibility work on secondary schools. Is this all schools including academies or just community schools? 7. In fairly recent times we have experienced school closures and amalgamations; under the premise primary numbers were falling. How have you mitigated the risk against unnecessary growth or insufficient growth? 8. Admissions are currently overseen by the authority in partnership with schools, however Academies and Free schools will determinetheir own admission numbers. What measures are being put in place to alleviate the pressures this would bring to community schools budgets and the availability of pupil places? 9. Have any sites been considered for the development of Academies or Free schools and how many expressions of interest have been shown to date? 10. Thurrock now has Primary Academies. How may primary schools have shown an interest in becoming Academies in Havering? 11. The debate around Free schools is increasing in intensity. Could the Cabinet member confirm if representation has been made to the DfE concerning the free for all that will develop when Academies and Free schools"
Councillor Clarence Barrett who writes The reasons for the 'call-in' are: 1. To examine the availability of spare accommodation which will meet some of the increased demand (see para 2.4 of the report to Cabinet). 2. To examine the implications of the proposed strategy for home to school travel particulalry relating to primary schools. 3. To consider the financial difficulties that schools will face as a consequence of the increase in pupil numbers in the current funding arrangements. 4. Page 58 of the Cabinet report, 4th paragraph, it quotes 2006/7 as the beginning of the birth rate rise, however in the second paragraph from the bottom it suggests 2007/8 as the beginning of the increase. Could you please confirm the correct year. 5. Page 61 of the Cabinet report, 4th paragraph, 2nd sentence needs re-wording as it currently doesn't make sense. 6. Page 64 of the Cabinet report, 2nd paragraph from the bottom refers to the technical feasibility work on secondary schools. Is this all schools including academies or just community schools? 7. In fairly recent times we have experienced school closures and amalgamations; under the premise primary numbers were falling. How have you mitigated the risk against unnecessary growth or insufficient growth? 8. Admissions are currently overseen by the authority in partnership with schools, however Academies and Free schools will determinetheir own admission numbers. What measures are being put in place to alleviate the pressures this would bring to community schools budgets and the availability of pupil places? 9. Have any sites been considered for the development of Academies or Free schools and how many expressions of interest have been shown to date? 10. Thurrock now has Primary Academies. How may primary schools have shown an interest in becoming Academies in Havering? 11. The debate around Free schools is increasing in intensity. Could the Cabinet member confirm if representation has been made to the DfE concerning the free for all that will develop when Academies and Free schools"

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