Agenda, decisions and minutes

Forward Plan Ref: 2015/036

Contact: Barbara Chillman, Service Manager, Pupil Place Planning Tel: (01865) 816459

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CMDCEF4).

This report seeks approval for the annual revision of Oxfordshire's Pupil Place Plan 2015 - 2019.

It is good practice to produce a Pupil Place Plan to clearly set out the framework for, and approach towards, the provision of places. The Plan shows local communities, and those interested in their development, how the county council expects school provision to change over the next few years. It brings together information from a range of sources and sets out the issues the county council will face in meeting its statutory duties for ensuring sufficient school places up to 2019.

The Plan is presented to the Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families for formal ratification as representing Oxfordshire County Council's position, before its publication.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families is RECOMMENDED to approve the Oxfordshire Pupil Place Plan 2015-2019.

Forward Plan Ref: 2015/045

Contact: Diane Cameron, Schools Organisation Officer Tel: (01865) 816445

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CMDCEF5).

This report seeks to revoke a previous decision.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families approved the previous proposal led by the Governing Body of Icknield Community College to establish a Sixth Form at the College from September 2015. In order for this to happen, the upper age range of the College was to be extended from 16 to 19.

Unfortunately, mainly for financial reasons and new developments since the approval was made, the College now considers it not financially viable to open a Sixth Form at the present time. Reasons for this are set out by the College in the Report.

A formal revocation of the previous approval is now sought, in order to comply with statutory processes.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families is RECOMMENDED to revoke the decision to approve the extension of the age range at Icknield Community College to establish a Sixth Form.