Priority Capital Works for Schools
[To approve undertaking priority works at a school]
Decision:
1. That priority capital works at The King’s Church of England School be undertaken subject to the Department for Education formally agreeing to take responsibility for future capital work costs for further non-priority remedial work at the school.
2. That funding be approved so that the replacement of the kitchen roof at The King’s School as an urgent priority can be undertaken prior to the formal agreement referred to in recommendation 1, in order to minimise the risk of school closure on Health and Safety grounds in the Autumn Term 2020.
3. That the virement of capital from the existing School Expansion budgets to support the works detailed in the report be approved.
4. That approval of the details of a grant agreement and any necessary ancillary agreements with the Kings School and/or the Lichfield Diocesan Trust be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services.
5. That the updated cost of capital works at Penn Fields Special School that are required to provide a suitable environment for the school population be noted.
Minutes:
Councillor Dr Michael Hardacre presented the report on a solution to resolving urgent building condition issues at the Kings Church of England school and to approve additional funding for a health and safety related programme of work being undertaken at Penn Fields Special School. The proposals would future proof the schools and the Council’s involvement in them.
Resolved:
1. That priority capital works at The King’s Church of England School be undertaken subject to the Department for Education formally agreeing to take responsibility for future capital work costs for further non-priority remedial work at the school.
2. That funding be approved so that the replacement of the kitchen roof at The King’s School as an urgent priority can be undertaken prior to the formal agreement referred to in recommendation 1, in order to minimise the risk of school closure on Health and Safety grounds in the Autumn Term 2020.
3. That the virement of capital from the existing School Expansion budgets to support the works detailed in the report be approved.
4. That approval of the details of a grant agreement and any necessary ancillary agreements with the Kings School and/or the Lichfield Diocesan Trust be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services.
5. That the updated cost of capital works at Penn Fields Special School that are required to provide a suitable environment for the school population be noted.