Issue - meetings

Report by Director of Children’s Services

10.1    The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services regarding Admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools in East Sussex 2024-25 - permission to consult.  The Director of Children’s Services reported that in Appendix 1 the ‘Children wishing to transfer between a linked infant and junior school’ criteria should be listed as criteria number 4 and the criteria after that should be re-numbered accordingly.

DECISIONS

10.2    The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

1)  agree to consultation on the proposed admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled (VC) schools in East Sussex for the 2024-25 academic year as set out in appendix 1 of the report;

2) note that there are two proposed changes to the admission arrangements which are explained in appendix 2 and appendix 3 (A supporting map is attached as appendix 4) of the report;

3) agree to consultation on the proposed published admission numbers (PANs) for Community and VC schools for 2024-25, as set out in appendix 5 of the report; and

4) agree to consultation on the proposed co-ordinated schemes of admissions as set out in appendices 6-8 of the report.

Reason

10.3    The County Council is required by law to consult on its admissions arrangements every seven years, or sooner if any changes to those arrangements are proposed for the schools for which it is the admission authority.