Decision details

At the meeting on 14 December 2017, Cabinet confirmed the priority schemes to be delivered in Cardiff under Band B of the 21^st Century Schools Programme.  It was agreed that in order to provide assurance that the Council has sufficient capacity and appropriate governance to deliver such a large-scale programme, a subsequent report would be presented advising on these aspects of delivery.

RESOLVED: that

1.            the update in this report on the scheduling and funding issues associated with the delivery of Cardiff’s Band B schemes be noted

2.            the creation of the post of Programme Director -School Organisation Programme at Tier 2, fixed-term for 3 years reporting to the Director of Education, in line with the Council’s pay structure at Assistant Director level be approved

3.            it be noted that the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning will review the roles and structure of the school organisation team to secure the capacity required as identified in the external report cited at Appendix 1, within the funding already agreed under Band B of the 21^st Century Schools Programme, Asset Renewal and the LDP.