Cabinet agreed:
1. The decision on transport for Special Educational Needs as originally set out at Minute 68/18, resolution 1(a) and (b) be deferred until late Autumn school term to allow discussion;
2. To agree the following proposals for all students:
(a)
To
agree the ending of the current arrangements giving subsidised travel to Post
16 students to Henley College and to implement this change from September 2018.
(b)
To
agree that from September 2018 free travel should be provided for those
students who have been placed at an alternative education provider if the
places have been paid for by Oxfordshire County Council and the distance from
home to the placement is over the statutory walking distance or the route is
unsafe to walk even if accompanied, as necessary, by a responsible adult.
(c)
To
confirm the increased charges for the Spare Seat Scheme for 2018/19 and 2019/20
and agree an increase in the charges for the Spare Seat Scheme of 2% in
2020/21, 2% in 2021/2022 and a further 2% in 2022/23.
(d)
To
agree to the continuation of free travel for children of secondary school age
who live at RAF Benson to Icknield Community College and to agree to annually
review this arrangement.
(e)
To
introduce the new Home to School Travel and Transport Policy for those aged 5
to 16.
3. A Cabinet Advisory Group be set up to consider the issues raised.
Please note that the decision below has been called in for
review by Performance Scrutiny Committee
Recommendations agreed subject to the substitution shown in
strikethrough and italics below:
(a)
To agree the ending of the current arrangements
giving free subsidised travel
to Post 16 students to Henley College and to implement this change from September
2018.