Issue - meetings
School Admission Arrangements
Meeting: 14/02/2012 - Cabinet (Item 10)
10 School Admission Arrangements 2013 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report provided details of the outcome of the consultation to the draft primary and secondary co-ordinated admission schemes and arrangements for 2013 admissions. The schemes set out how the Local Authority would co-ordinate the processing of applications to schools and the arrangements set out the relevant entry arrangements (oversubscription criteria) for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools. Academies, Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools undertook their own consultation on entry arrangements (oversubscription criteria), but had to co-ordinate with the Local Authority schemes.
The report also provided the outcome of consultation and analysis with regards to proposals to move the Medway Test from a number of test centres to individual schools.
The report had been considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 19 January 2012 and its comments were set out in paragraph 9 of the report.
A Diversity Impact Assessment screening form had been undertaken on the proposals around testing in own schools for the Medway Test and the proposals to change the denominational criteria for voluntary controlled schools.
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Decision: |
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36/2012 |
The Cabinet agreed the Secondary Admissions co-ordinated scheme and admission arrangements, as set out in Appendix A to the report. |
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37/2012 |
The Cabinet agreed option A for the future delivery of the Medway Test from the options as set out in paragraph 3.1 of the report having had regard to the issues and representations set out in the report, in particular in paragraphs 5.3 to 5.36 of the report. |
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38/2012 |
The Cabinet agreed that children attending independent Medway schools should be permitted to undertake testing in their own school, subject to officers putting in place suitably robust quality assurance arrangements. |
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39/2012 |
The Cabinet agreed the Primary Admissions co-ordinated scheme and admission arrangements, as set out in Appendix B to the report, including the amendments to Published Admission Numbers (as shown in section 3.2 of the report) and the introduction of a supplementary information form for Church of England voluntary controlled schools. |
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40/2012 |
The Cabinet approved the continuation of in-year co-ordination from September 2013, subject to the majority of schools in each phase signing up to a co-ordinated scheme and to delegate authority to the Director of Children and Adults in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services to approve the implementation of appropriate arrangements if required. |
Reasons:
The Council is required to undertake a detailed consultation exercise prior to the determination of its school admission arrangements and schemes. The decisions take into account the responses from consultation.