Agenda and minutes

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 16th October, 2023 2.00 pm

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Contact: Belinda Trunfull Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No.	Item
26.	Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 11 September 2023 PDF 112 KB View item 26. as HTML 22 KB Minutes: 26.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 September 2023.
27.	Disclosures of interests Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the Agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct Minutes: 27.1 There were none.
28.	Urgent items Notification of items which the Lead Member considers to be urgent and propose to take at the end of the appropriate part of the Agenda Minutes: 28.1 There were none.
29.	Reports Minutes: 29.1 A copy of the reports referred to below is included in the minute book.
30.	Admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools 2025-26- permission to consult PDF 254 KB View item 30. as HTML 23 KB View the background to item 30. View the decision for item 30. Report by the Director of Children’s Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1- Admissions criteria for community and voluntary controlled schools 2025-26 , item 30. PDF 132 KB Appendix 2- Published Admission Numbers 2025-26 , item 30. PDF 115 KB Appendix 3- Co-ordinated scheme for primary and junior admissions 2025-26 , item 30. PDF 122 KB Appendix 4- Co-ordinated scheme for secondary admissions 2025-26 , item 30. PDF 121 KB Appendix 5- Co-ordinated scheme for in-year admissions 2024-25 , item 30. PDF 91 KB Minutes: 30.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services seeking approval to consult on the Admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools in East Sussex 2025-26. 30.2 It was noted that following the publication of proposed numbers at appendix 2 of the report, Chailey School has requested their Published Admission Number (PAN) is increased from 174 to 180 which will be included in the consultation. DECISIONS 30.3 The Lead Member RESOLVED to: 1) agree to consult on the proposed admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled (VC) schools for the 2025-26 academic year as set out in appendix 1 of the report; 2) note that there are no proposed changes to the admission arrangements; 3) to agree to consult on the proposed PANs for Community and VC schools for 2025-26, as set out in appendix 2 of the report (except for Chailey School where the proposed PAN will increase from 174 to 180) and to note the proposed change to the PAN for Mayfield CE School and Chailey School; and 4) to agree to consult on the proposed co-ordinated schemes of admissions as set out in appendices 3-5 of the report. REASONS 30.4 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.