Agenda item

School Organisation Proposals: The provision of additional English-medium and Welsh-medium Primary School provision in and around the Butetown, Canton, Grangetown and Riverside areas (the 'Four Wards')

Decision:

RESOLVED: that

 

 

1.            the proposals as set out in paragraph 1 without modification be approved.

 

2.            officers be authorised to take the appropriate actions to implement the proposals as set out in paragraph 1.

 

3.            Officers be authorised to publish a summary of the statutory objections and the Authority’s response to those objections (referred to as the “Objection Report”) within 7 days of the determination of the proposal.

 

4.            Officers be authorised to publish the decision within 7 days of determination of the proposal.

 

5.            Approval be delegated, only following the respective grant approvals by Welsh Government, of any necessary contracts to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources & Section 151 Officer, Director of Legal Services and the Cabinet Members for Corporate Services & Performance and Education &Skills.

 

6.            the approval of the Governing Body of St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School of the proposal to increase the capacity of the school from 1FE to 2FE with nursery places from September 2017 be noted.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered a report outlining objections received to statutory notices regarding the provision of additional English-medium and Welsh-medium primary school provision in and around the Butetown, Canton, Grangetown and Riverside areas.  The objections received and the Council’s responses were outlined within the report.

 

RESOLVED: that

 

1.            the proposals as set out in paragraph 1 without modification be approved.

 

2.            officers be authorised to take the appropriate actions to implement the proposals as set out in paragraph 1.

 

3.            Officers be authorised to publish a summary of the statutory objections and the Authority’s response to those objections (referred to as the “Objection Report”) within 7 days of the determination of the proposal.

 

4.            Officers be authorised to publish the decision within 7 days of determination of the proposal.

 

5.            Approval be delegated, only following the respective grant approvals by Welsh Government, of any necessary contracts to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources & Section 151 Officer, Director of Legal Services and the Cabinet Members for Corporate Services & Performance and Education &Skills.

 

6.            the approval of the Governing Body of St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School of the proposal to increase the capacity of the school from 1FE to 2FE with nursery places from September 2017 be noted.

 

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