The Leader of the Council, Cllr Liz Leffman, welcomed
everybody to the meeting and explained that she was substituting for the
Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Young People’s Services, Cllr John
Howson, as he was unavailable, as per the
Constitutional provision in Part 4.4, Section 2 (b).
Officers noted that
the request to change category came from the school itself. The Chair noted the
report stated that the school would have to provide some funding and officers
confirmed that they were confident that the school would be able to achieve
this.
After a question
regarding consultation responses from the Chair, officers stated that the
majority of respondents were in support of the changes.
The Chair thanked
officers for their work and agreed to the recommendation in the report.
RESOLVED to:
a) Approve the proposal from the Governing Board
of Aston Rowant CE Primary School to change its category from Voluntary
Controlled to Voluntary Aided, with effect from 1 June 2024.