Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Commissioning New School Places in the ward of Arlesey through the Temporary Expansion of Henlow Church of England Academy

Meeting: 10/10/2017 - EXECUTIVE (Item 69)

Urgent Item of Business - Commissioning New School Places in the ward of Arlesey through the Temporary Expansion of Henlow Church of England Academy

 

To seek approval for the capital cost for the expansion of Henlow Church of England Academy (middle school), Arlesey, to accommodate the additional school places admitted in September 2017 and the school places by September 2018.

Decision:

 

To authorise the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Education and Skills and the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resource, to approve the additional basic need funding set out in paragraph 34  to temporarily expand Henlow Church of England Academy to accommodate the 2017 additional cohorts and up to 70 school places by September 2018, taking into account the comments received from the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Education and Skills that set out the proposal for the commissioning of new school places in the ward of Arlesey through the temporary expansion of Henlow Church of England Academy.

 

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to award a contract for the temporary expansion of Henlow Church of England Academy.

 

RESOLVED

 

to authorise the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Education and Skills and the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resource, to approve the additional basic need funding set out in paragraph 34  to temporarily expand Henlow Church of England Academy to accommodate the 2017 additional cohorts and up to 70 school places by September 2018, taking into account the comments received from the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.