Decision details

Education in North Gillingham - Progress

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To report on the progress of the Gillingham Education Action Zone and transitional arrangements to an excellence cluster on 9 January 2005.

Decision:

295/2003 The Cabinet noted the progress made by the Gillingham Education Action Zone and endorsed the proposals to develop an excellence cluster in Medway.
296/2003 The Cabinet agreed to consider funding the shortfall between current funding of the Education Action Zone and that of the excellence cluster from the 2004/05 financial year onwards and that priority is given to allocating this additional funding for initiatives that enable schools to share knowledge and best practice.

Reasons for the decision:

It is important to ensure that transitional arrangements are in place in advance of the end of the North Gillingham Education Action Zone on 9 January 2005.The Education and Lifelong Learning Overview and Scrutiny Committee recommended that the difference in funding currently allocated to the EAZ and that to develop an Excellence Cluster be met by the local authority and this will be considered during the budget setting process for 2004/2005

Publication date: 14/10/2003

Date of decision: 14/10/2003

Decided at meeting: 14/10/2003 - Cabinet

Effective from: 23/10/2003