Issue - meetings

 Purpose of report

This report sets out the outcome of the statutory representation undertaken between 3rd September 2016 and 3rd October 2016 on a proposal to close the Brambles Nursery and for Goldsmith Infant School to operate full day care provision comprising a 0 - 4 provision alongside the infant school.

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Education:

(1)   Consider the outcome of the statutory representation undertaken between 3rd September and 3rd October 2016

(2)  Approve the proposal to close The Brambles Nursery School (Maintained) for Goldsmith Infant School to operate full day care comprising 0-4 provision alongside the operation of the Infant School from 1st April 2017

(3)  Authorise the Deputy Director of Children's Services - Education, to proceed to the implementation stage.

(TAKE IN REPORT)

The report was introduced by Chris Williams, Pupil Place Planning & Capital Strategy Officer.  In response to a question, officers explained that parents and children would not notice any difference following the changes. The change in status of the school will be reinforced by the completion of the capital works later this year to modernise the buildings and to expand the infant provision.

DECISION: the Cabinet Member

(1)   Considered the outcome of the statutory representation undertaken between 3rd September and 3rd October 2016

2) Approved the proposal to close The Brambles Nursery School (Maintained) for Goldsmith Infant School to operate full day care comprising 0-4 provision alongside the operation of the Infant School from 1st April 2017

(3) Authorised the Deputy Director of Children's Services - Education, to proceed to the implementation stage.