Issue - meetings
Proposed Change of Age Range for Southill Lower School
Meeting: 16/01/2018 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (Item 72)
72 Proposed Change of Age Range for Southill Lower School PDF 184 KB
To receive a report and consider the proposal to change the age range of Southill Lower School from 4–9 years to 2-9.
Additional documents:
- 180116 CS OSC Item 11 App 1 Exec report proposal to Change of Age Range for Southill Lower school, item 72 PDF 97 KB
- 180116 CS OSC Item 11 App A Map of location of Southill Lower, item 72 PDF 338 KB
Minutes:
The Head of School Organisation, Admissions and Capital Planning delivered a report which set out the rationale for a change to the age range at Southill Lower school and the results of a recent consultation which broadly supported the proposals.
RECOMMENDED: -
1. That the Committee support the Executive approval of the statutory process for the proposal to change the age range of Southill Lower School from 4–9 years to 2-9 namely:
· Approve publication of the statutory notice
· Commence formal consultation of at least four weeks
· Approve that determination for the proposed change be made by the Executive Member for Education and Skills, if responses to the formal consultation are favourable. If responses to the formal consultation are not favourable determination to be made by the Executive.
2. That all schools be encouraged to increase ages ranges where appropriate in order to meet demand for early years provision.