Decision details

The Executive will be asked to consider the proposed budget for completion of the projects to accommodate pupils

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Children’s Services detailing steps taken over the Summer and Autumn of 2008 in response to the demand for School places in the primary phase and regularising financial arrangements to ensure that projects are contained within existing resources.

Agreed in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of “Better Education and Learning For All”, to:

i)  The actions taken by the Corporate Director of Children’s Services in making available additional school places as set out in the report; and

ii)  The capital budget provisions as detailed in the report and that the appropriate amendment is made to the Capital Programme for allocating grant income from DCSF against the following capital schemes:

  Gascoigne Primary  £229,000 

  Ripple Infant & Junior  £170,000

  Beam Primary  £197,000

  Cambell Infants  £50,000

  Marsh Green Primary  £85,000

  Five Elms Primary  £65,000

  Thames View Infants  £75,000

  Richard Alibon Primary  £5,000

  Rush Green Infant  £65,000

  Total  £941,000