Agenda item

The Cabinet considered a revised Council policy on responding to change of age range requests or consultations. The Cabinet Member with responsibility for Education and Skills introduced the report, explaining that the Council did not want to make a wholesale change, for example removing middle schools from the system, but had to ensure there was a sufficiency of school places and that all schools remained viable. The details were given in the report.

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

(a) noted the results of the non-statutory consultation on proposals to amend Council policy on change of age range proposals;

(b) noted that further amendments have been made to the proposed new policy in the light of responses to the consultation;

(c) approved the revised Council policy on responding to change of age requests or consultations as set out in Appendix 4 to the report;

(d) authorised the Director of Children’s Services to respond to change of age range consultations where the Local Authority is not the decision-making body in line with the revised Council policy;

(e) authorised the Director for Children’s Services to continue to respond to change of age range consultations from all other types of schools where the Local Authority is not the decision-making body in line with the revised Council policy in consultation with the Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Education and Skills; and

(f)  endorsed the delegation of authority given by the Leader on 25 June 2018 where the Local Authority is the decision-making body as set out in paragraph 4 and Appendix 6 of the report.