Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2010/061

Contact: Barbara Chillman, Principal Officer – School Organisation and Planning Tel: (01865) 816459

Report by Director for Children, Young People & Families (CMDSI 4).

Uffington School and Pre-school combined in September 2005 to work in partnership. In order to improve management across the age range and achieve smooth seamless education it is now proposed that the school should formally incorporate the early years provision, extending its age range to become a 3-11 school.

At the meeting on 2 March 2010 the Cabinet Member agreed to the publication of formal proposals to extend the age range at Uffington CE Primary School to 3-11. The statutory notice was published on 22 April 2010 and expired following 6 weeks of formal consultation on 3 June 2010. As no representations in relation to the proposal have been received the decision is referred to the Cabinet Member for Schools Improvement. The proposed implementation date for the proposal is 1 September 2010.

The Cabinet Member for Schools Improvement is RECOMMENDED to either:

(a)               reject the proposals;

(b)              approve the proposals;

(c)               approve the proposals with a modification (e.g. the proposal implementation date); or

(d)              approve the proposals subject to them meeting a specific condition.

to approve the proposals to extend the age range at Uffington CE Primary School to 3-11, in order to formally incorporate the early years provision provided by the pre-school.