Agenda and draft minutes

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 9th December, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Sophie Webb Interim Senior Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No.	Item
35.	Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 4 November 2024 PDF 112 KB View item 35. as HTML 23 KB Minutes: 35.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2024.
36.	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: 36.1 There were none.
37.	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: 37.1 There were none.
38.	Reports Minutes: 38.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
39.	School Organisation Plan 2024 to 2028 PDF 201 KB View item 39. as HTML 20 KB View the background to item 39. View the decision for item 39. Report by the Director of Children's Services Additional documents: Appendix 1 - SchoolOrganisationPlan2024-28 , item 39. PDF 5 MB View as HTML (39./2) 2 MB Minutes: 39.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children's Services. DECISIONS 39.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the School Organisation Plan 2024 to 2028 for publication. REASONS 39.3 The draft School Organisation Plan for the period 2024 to 2028 sets out how the Local Authority seeks to ensure there are sufficient primary, secondary and special school places in the right locations to meet demand in accordance with its statutory duty.
40.	Proposed amalgamation of West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School PDF 232 KB View item 40. as HTML 46 KB View the background to item 40. View the decision for item 40. Report by the Director of Children's Services Minutes: 40.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children's Services. DECISIONS 40.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the closure of West Rise Junior School on 30 April 2025 and to alter the age range of West Rise Community Infant School from 4 to 7 to 2 to 11 with effect from 1 May 2025 in order to create an all-through primary school with nursery provision. REASONS 40.3 The proposal to amalgamate West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School builds on the improvements being made through the partnership working between the two schools and aligns with one of the guiding principles to school organisation in East Sussex. 40.4 The Local Authority believes that the longer-term future for education in the local area can best be achieved through amalgamating the two schools into one all-through primary school, operating on the same site.