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Proposal to lower school age range at Wivelsfield Primary School

Decision Maker: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider proposals to publish statutory notices in respect of a proposal to lower the age range at Wivelsfield Community Primary School to enable the governing body to provide early years provision on the school site.

Decisions:

1.1  The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services regarding statutory notice in respect of a proposal to lower the age range at Wivelsfield Primary School by two years to enable the governing body to provide early years provision on the school site

 

1.2  The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

1)    authorise the publication of a statutory notice in respect of a proposal to lower the age range at Wivelsfield Primary School from 4-11 to 2-11. The proposal to take effect from 1 January 2023; and

 

2)    delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services to amend the proposal prior to its publication if required.

 

Reasons

 

5.3 The proposal to lower the age range at Wivelsfield Primary school would meet the need to provide sufficient early years places in the village and help to build on work already done by the school, ensuring a fully integrated Early Years Foundation Stage to help secure good outcomes for all children.

 

Report author: Jane Spice

Publication date: 24/05/2022

Date of decision: 24/05/2022

Decided at meeting: 24/05/2022 - Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Effective from: 01/06/2022

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