Issue - meetings
Carterton Community College Extension of Upper Age Limit to Establish Post-16 Education
Meeting: 18/03/2014 - Cabinet (Item 29)
29 Carterton Community College Extension of Upper Age Limit to Establish Post-16 Education 
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Cabinet Member: Children, Education & Families
Forward Plan Ref: 2013/178
Contact: Diane Cameron, School Organisation Officer Tel: (01865) 816445
Report by Director for Children’s Services (CA11).
This report follows a public consultation run from 6 January 2014 - 17 February 2014, on a proposal by the Governing Body of Carterton Community College.
The governors wish to alter the upper age limit of the College in order to enable it to offer post-16 education. The proposal is to implement the change from September 2014 and gradually increase the range of courses offered over a three-year period.
While under new School Organisation legislation there is no requirement for a public consultation before publication of proposals, the College has carried one out in order to gauge support for the proposal and to obtain a view on it from the county council.
Due to short timescales and meeting dates, this item is going before Cabinet rather than Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families.
The College seeks a view on its proposal from the county council before deciding whether to proceed to publish proposals. If it does decide to publish, the final decision rests with the county council as the Local Authority.
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to consider the proposal by Carterton Community College to alter its upper age limit in order to establish post-16 education, and give its view to the Governing Body.
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Decision:
Agreed to strongly support the proposals.
Minutes:
Cabinet considered a report seeking their views following a public consultation on a proposal by the Governing Body of Carterton Community College to alter the upper age limit of the College in order to enable it to offer post-16 education. The proposal is to implement the change from September 2014 and gradually increase the range of courses offered over a three-year period.
Councillor Gill Sanders, Shadow Cabinet member for Children, Education & Families, welcomed the proposal. The consultation showed it clearly had local support.
Councillor Neil Owen, local councillor for Burford & Carterton North, also welcomed the proposal.
Graham Speke, Business Manager at Carterton Community College, spoke in support of the proposal commenting that the timing was right, it would provide real choice for local families and there was no need for a capital build programme.
RESOLVED: to strongly support the proposal to alter the upper age limit of Carterton Community College in order to enable it to offer post-16 education.