Issue - meetings

46.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services seeking approval to vary the in-year admission arrangements for 2021-22 and admissions co-ordination for in-year admissions as required by the School Admissions Code 2021.

46.2     RESOLVED – the Lead Member resolved to:

1)         approve the in-year variation of East Sussex County Council’s admission arrangements for 2021-22 to include the in-year admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled (VC) Schools as set out in the appendix 1 of the report.

2)         approve the introduction of the co-ordinated scheme of admissions for in-year applications as set out in appendix 2 of the report.

3)         note the locally agreed Fair Access Protocol (FAP) which is being adopted by East Sussex Schools and academies with effect from 1 November 2021.

Reason

46.3     The School Admissions Code 2021 requires that in-year variation of the admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools are approved.  All schools in the relevant area have been notified and consulted and all correspondence has been responded to by the Department.