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City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022

Meeting: 20/01/2021 - Cabinet (Item 9)

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[To provide the outcome of the external consultation exercise and to approve the strategic policy document]

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.      That the ‘City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022’ strategic policy document be approved.

 

2.      That the outcome of external consultation in relation to ‘City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022’ strategic policy document be noted.

 

3.      That the summary of discussions from the Extraordinary Children, Young People and Families Scrutiny Panel on 5 January 2021, regarding the ‘City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022’ strategic policy document be noted.

 

4.      That the impact of the demographic uplift on demand for schools in the City be noted.

 

5.      That the need to identify and develop appropriate solutions to meet anticipated demand for primary and secondary educational provision in the future be noted.

 

6.      That it be noted that the Regional Schools Commissioner is responsible for determining if academies can expand. The Council is not in full control of all the factors relating to the effective and timely supply of school places.

Minutes:

Councillor Dr Michael Hardacre presented the report on the outcome of an external consultation exercise on the City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022 strategic policy document. The document would aid the Council in meeting its statutory responsibilities regarding the provision of sufficient primary and secondary school places across the city.  Councillor Dr Hardacre asked Cabinet to approve the strategic policy document, which was a triumph of careful partnership working that had taken place to try and ensure all of the city’s children and young people have the best possible chances moving forward.

 

Resolved:

1.      That the ‘City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022’ strategic policy document be approved.

 

2.      That the outcome of external consultation in relation to ‘City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022’ strategic policy document be noted.

 

3.      That the summary of discussions from the Extraordinary Children, Young People and Families Scrutiny Panel on 5 January 2021, regarding the ‘City of Wolverhampton Education Place Planning 2020-2022’ strategic policy document be noted.

 

4.      That the impact of the demographic uplift on demand for schools in the City be noted.

 

5.      That the need to identify and develop appropriate solutions to meet anticipated demand for primary and secondary educational provision in the future be noted.

 

6.      That it be noted that the Regional Schools Commissioner is responsible for determining if academies can expand. The Council is not in full control of all the factors relating to the effective and timely supply of school places.