Issue - meetings
Swingate Infant and Spinnens Acre Junior Schools - Outcome of Consultation on Proposed Amalgamation
Meeting: 15/01/2013 - Cabinet (Item 10)
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Background:
This report outlined the outcomes of the initial consultation period on the council’s proposals to amalgamate Swingate Infant School with Spinnens Acre Junior School by way of prescribed alterations. The consultation process ran for six weeks from 10 September 2012 to 21 October 2012 and the report provided details of the consultation responses, a public meeting, an observer panel and a drop-in session.
The Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered this report on 11 December 2012 and its views were set out in paragraph 9 of the report.
A Diversity Impact Assessment (DIA) screening form was attached as Appendix 3 to the report. The DIA looked at how the proposed changes could impact upon various groups. This showed that there could potentially be some impact upon certain groups, however it showed that any impacts were expected to be positive.
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16/2013 |
The Cabinet noted the responses to the consultation together with the advice and analysis from officers and the recommendations from the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee and agreed to proceed to formal representation, when statutory notices and full proposals would be published. |
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17/2013 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Children and Adults, in consultation with Portfolio Holder for Children's Services, to determine whether to approve the proposals at the end of the statutory consultation period, if no objections were received. However if any objections were received during that time then a report would be prepared and placed before Cabinet for determination. |
Reasons:
Approval to proceed to a six-week period of statutory representation will ensure the council complies with its statutory duty to follow the full consultation process when proposing changes to school organisation.
Meeting: 11/12/2012 - Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 635)
This report outlines the outcomes of the initial consultation period on the council’s proposals to amalgamate Swingate Infant School with Spinnens Acre Junior School by way of prescribed alterations.
Minutes:
Discussion:
The Performance Intelligence and Strategic Planning Manager gave a brief introduction to the report on outcomes of consultation on the proposed amalgamation of Swingate Infant School and Spinnens Acre Junior School.
He referred to the public consultation meeting, which had taken place on 11 October 2012. He stated that the meeting had not been well attended but in contrast a larger number of written responses had been received. 46 had been received and all but one of these had been supportive of the amalgamation.
Reference was made to the fact that there had been a meeting relating to autism at the school on the evening of the consultation meeting. The Performance Intelligence and Strategic Planning Manager stated that the date and time for the consultation had been agreed with the school.
Decision:
The Committee recommended the amalgamation of Swingate Infant School and Spinnens Acre Junior School to Cabinet.