Issue - meetings

The reports relating to the consultations with Parents, Governors, Staff, Pupils and Young People of the affected schools can be accessed via the Area Schools Review 2012 webpage by following the link below.

As per the recommendations.

The Cabinet Member for Education presented the responses relating to the consultations for Secondary School area reviews held in March and April, 2012.

            In the 2009 report on the strategic management of education in Flintshire, Estyn identified tackling school modernisation as a key recommendation.  The Flintshire School Modernisation Strategy contained a number of criteria for the review of schools including the percentage of surplus places.  Detailed in the report were the three secondary schools which had significant surplus places over 25%.

            In December 2011 the County Council approved renewed consultation on a range of options in each area, which had been formulated by Members in the Workshops.  The latest full reports from the consultation responses had been placed in the Members’ Library and were available on the Council’s website together with additional correspondence and petitions received that did not fit against the set criteria for the response forms.  A summary of the responses were detailed in the report. 

            The Leader commented on a detailed summary of the Cabinet report, copies of which were circulated during the meeting.  He said that there was an opportunity to improve education within Flintshire and confirmed that a further report would be presented to Cabinet detailing the next steps in each area review.

            The Chief Executive said that the consultation meetings had been well attended and recognised by school representatives as well conducted.  The improved consultation process had met the objective of restoring trust and confidence in the process.                 

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the reports relating to the consultation process be received; and

(b)       That a further report with regard to the next steps in each area review be commissioned.