Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/062

Contact: Diane Cameron, School Organisation Officer Tel: 07795 301254

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

The information contained in the annex is confidential in that the Department for Education has directed that the outcome must not be made public, therefore this is contained in a confidential annex.

The Cabinet meeting of 4 September 2012 approved a process for the identification of sponsors for new academies to meet the needs of population growth such as this which requires a new secondary school for 2019.It was subsequently agreed in the meeting of 15 July 2014 that the final recommendation should be a decision delegated to the cabinet member for Children, Education & Families

This process has been followed and has now reached the point where a preferred provider has been identified from a group of 2 short-listed bidders which were assessed against criteria.

The Cabinet Member is asked to agree the recommended provider which will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Education for a final decision.

The recommendations as set out in the exempt report were agreed.