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School Modernisation - School Standards and Organisation Act 2013 - Saltney, St. David's High School, Post 16 Statutory Proposals

 

 

Meeting: 06/08/2015 - Cabinet (Item 59)

59 School Modernisation - School Standards and Organisation Act 2013 - Saltney, St. David's Post 16 Statutory Proposals pdf icon PDF 88 KB

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Decision:

As detailed in the recommendation.

Minutes:

Councillor Chris Bithell, the Cabinet Member for Education, introduced the report to inform Cabinet of responses from the statutory consultation period for the proposal to change the age range at St. David’s High School, Saltney and to seek approval to proceed to the next stage of the process as defined in the School Organisational Code.

 

                        The proposals were to reduce the age range at the school from 11-18 to 11-16 and in February 2013 Cabinet resolved that approval be given for the commencement of consultations which received one response.  Following a recent judicial review of a contested school reorganisation decision in South Wales, it was decided to re-run the consultation and this was undertaken from 5th June 2015 to 17th July 2015.  It attracted two positive responses from Coleg Cambria and Estyn and their responses were detailed in the report.  The North Flintshire consortium was no longer viable and the Council had successfully progressed post 16 proposals for Connah’s Quay and Holywell and was currently progressing proposals for both St. David’s and John Summers High Schools.  St. Richard Gwyn and Flint High Schools had also formed their own consortium for post 16 provision.  It was expected that the new hub would open in 2016 which would effectively allow the continuation of the consortium arrangements.   

 

                        The Chief Officer (Education and Youth) welcomed the work that had been undertaken by the Leadership at the school on the development of the new centre and to facilitate the changes even before the proposals had been agreed.  He added that the implementation plan was being carried out in line with proposed timescales and budget.   

 

                        Councillor Derek Butler, the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, said that the proposals were supported and that approval of the change to reduce the age range from 11-18 to 11-16 was the way forward.        

 

            RESOLVED:

 

            That Cabinet resolve the continuation of the proposal and process, resulting in the proposal being submitted to the Welsh Minister for determination.