Agenda and minutes

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Thursday, 22nd October, 2020 10.00 am

Venue: CC2, County Hall, Lewes

Contact: Aaron Sams  01273 335274

Items
No. Item

5.

Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 21 May 2020 pdf icon PDF 10 KB

Minutes:

5.1       The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2020.

6.

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:

6.1       There were no disclosures of interest.

7.

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:

7.1       There were no urgent items.

8.

School Organisation Plan 2020-2024 pdf icon PDF 201 KB

Report by the Director of Children’s Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

8.1       The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services regarding the School Organisation Plan for 2020-2024

8.2       The Lead Member RESVOLED to approve the publication of the School Organisation Plan 2020-2024.

Reason

 

8.3       The local authority has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient school places to meet present and future demand across the county. The School Organisation  Plan for the period 2020-2024 sets out the projected demand for places in the future and where the local authority thinks it will need to commission additional places or reorganise existing provision.

 

 

9.

Admission arrangements for Community and Controlled schools in East Sussex 2022-23- permission to consult pdf icon PDF 221 KB

Report by the Director of Children’s Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

9.1       The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services seeking approval to consult on admission arrangements for the 2022/23 school year.

 

9.2       The Lead Member RESOLVED to – approve to consult on the proposed admission arrangements for the 2022/23 year, including:

 

1) the proposed  unchanged admission priorities

2) the proposed Co-ordinated Schemes of Admission

3) the proposed Published Admission Number (“PAN”)s for community and controlled schools for 2022/23

4) the proposed change to the Newhaven primary schools’ pre-defined community area, with all other areas unchanged from 2021-22.

 

Reason

9.3       The County Council is required by law to carry out consultation on admissions arrangements every seven years or sooner if any changes to those arrangements for the schools where the local authority is the admissions authority.