Decision details
Didcot Special School - Education Specification and Approval to Start LA Presumption Process
Decision Maker: Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Young People’s Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Whether to approve the education specification for a new special school, and move forward with identifying an academy sponsor
Decisions:
The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.
Officers noted that there would be 120 places at the school, for children with ages ranging from 7-19 years old.
Following a question from the Chair regarding the location of a new school, officers confirmed that discussions were ongoing with an existing school in Didcot.
The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendation in the report.
RESOLVED to:
a) Approve the specification for the new special school serving the Didcot area, and for a competitive process to be launched to identify an academy sponsor to run the school.
Report author: Barbara Chillman
Publication date: 10/07/2024
Date of decision: 10/07/2024
Decided at meeting: 10/07/2024 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Young People’s Services
Effective from: 18/07/2024
Accompanying Documents:
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