Decision details

Education Capital Programme 2023/24

Decision Maker: County Council

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Addition of education capital projects and funding to the capital programme

Decision:

That Cabinet:

 

1.     Recommends to Council the addition of £2.868m to the capital programme to deliver the scheme at Warton Nethersole CofE Primary School to be funded by developer contributions and the Department for Education (DfE) Basic Need Grant.

 

2.     Approves the proposals for alterations at St John’s Primary School:

 

(a)  To increase the capacity from one form entry (210 places) to two form entry (420 places).

(b)  To establish specialist resourced provision (SRP) for up to 14 learners with SEND.

 

and recommends to Council the addition of £6.335m to the capital programme to deliver the scheme at St John’s Primary School which will be funded from developer contributions and the DfE Basic Need grant.

 

3.     Approves the addition to the Education Capital Programme of £0.328m to deliver the proposed schemes at Shottery St Andrews CofE Primary School and Cubbington CofE Primary School

 

4.     Approves the increase of pupils on roll at the specialist resourced provisions at Paddox Primary School and Water Orton Primary School as outlined in section 3 of the report.

 

5.     Subject to Council’s agreement to the required additions to the Capital Programme, delegates authority to the Executive Director for People, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Property, to invite tenders and enter into the appropriate contracts or (where the scheme is school led) to make the necessary funding arrangements for these schemes on terms and conditions considered acceptable to the Executive Director for Resources.

 

Report author: Emma Basden-Smith

Publication date: 15/12/2023

Date of decision: 14/12/2023

Decided at meeting: 14/12/2023 - Cabinet

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