Agenda item
SOP 21st Century (Band B) - Redevelopment of Cantonian, Woodlands and Riverbank Schools
Draft Cabinet Report – to follow
To consider and review the information and recommendations contained the draft report.
Minutes:
Councillor Bridgeman returned to the chair.
The Chairperson welcomed Councillor Sarah Merry (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member, Education, Employment & Skills), Janine Nightingale (Head of Schools Organisation, Access & Planning) and Michele Duddridge-Hossain (Operational Manager, Planning & Provision) to the meeting.
The Chairperson invited Councillor Merry to make a statement in which she indicated that Cantonian High School was one of the Band B schemes as a result of the condition of the building and the increased school place requirement in the central area and that the buildings at Riverside and Woodlands were no longer suitable. It is therefore necessary for the consultation to take place to consider rebuilding and expanding Cantonian High School, expanding the Special Resource Base at the site, and relocating both Woodlands Special School and Riverbank Special School to that site.
Members were invited to comment, seek clarification or raise questions on the presentation. Those discussions were summarised as follows:
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Members discussed the provisional arrangements for the building of the new schools and were advised that the existing school will remain whilst the new Cantonian High School is built on the site; the new school will be built at the back. The old school would then be demolished.
It was noted that will be a detailed transport plan bearing in mind the number of schools on the site. Officers advised that whilst the site is referred to as Doyle Avenue, it is on the basis that the site could not be called Cantonian, and the plan will also contain information as to which entrance is best for each school on the site. |
AGREED – That the Chairperson writes to the Cabinet Member on behalf of the Committee expressing their comments and observations outlined during the way forward discussion.
Supporting documents:
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Item 8 - Redevelopment of Cantonian, Woodlands & Riverbank Schools Cover Report, item 53.
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Item 8 App A - Cabinet Report - SOP Doyle Ave, item 53.
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Item 8 App 1 of App A - SOP Doyle Avenue, item 53.
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Item 8 App 2 of App A - SOP Doyle Avenue, item 53.
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Item 8 App 3 of App A - SOP Doyle Ave, item 53.
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