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Approval to publish statutory notice for lowering school age range at Punnets Town Community Primary School

 

 

Meeting: 28/03/2023 - Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Item 34)

34 Approval to publish statutory notice for lowering school age range at Punnets Town Community Primary School pdf icon PDF 229 KB

Report by the Director of Children’s Services.

Minutes:

34.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services regarding the publication of a statutory notice in respect of lowering the age range at Punnetts Town Community Primary School.

 

DECISIONS

 

34.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

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

 

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

 

REASONS

 

34.3     The proposal to lower the age range at Punnetts Town Community Primary school will meet the need to provide sufficient early years provision to support the local area and offer high quality early education across the Early Years Foundation Stage.