Decision details

The report summarises the outcome of a recent review on education provision at the Will Adams Pupil Referral Unit and makes recommendations on the future of the unit.

142/2004 The Cabinet agreed to waive Contract Rules to authorise the Director of Education and Leisure to enter a further contract with Rainer for the period 1 April 2004 - 31 July 2004 without entering into a tendering process.
143/2004 The Cabinet agreed that, as from 1 August 2004, the Will Adams Key Stage 4 Pupil Referral Unit be brought into the management of Medway Council pending a fundamental options appraisal, including a soft market test.
144/2004 The Cabinet agreed that a further report detailing the options for the location of the Pupil Referral Unit be submitted to Cabinet for consideration in due course.

The Will Adams Centre is necessary to meet the Council's legal requirement to provide full time education for excluded pupils. Local management pending a full options appraisal provides the opportunity to address the issues identified by the recent review of the centre, and to combine this with considering the wider options for the future.