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*re-published: call-in no longer applies* Lowering the Age Range of Burton Salmon CP School

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Education, Learning & Skills

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:


That the following proposal be determined having undertaken the required preliminary checks:

To lower the age range of Burton Salmon Community Primary School to age 3-11 with effect from 1 January 2020.

Reasons for the decision:

*PLEASE NOTE This decision was originally published on or near the date of the decision and so call in no longer applies. It has been re-published as part of the change in committee management system that we use.*

The Governing Body of Burton Salmon CP School has asked the Local Authority to propose lowering of the age range of their school from 4-11 to 3-11 in order to offer nursery education for three year old children.

All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours per week of free Early Years Foundation Stage education from the beginning of the school term following their 3rd birthday until compulsory school age. This has become 30 hours of care for working parents. This free entitlement can be taken in a maintained school nursery, a ‘foundation stage’ class and/or in an Ofsted registered private and voluntary sector setting. It is parental choice as to which type of provision is most appropriate for their child and most convenient for individual circumstances. Burton Salmon CP School currently provides education for children from 4-11 years. There is no nursery provision within the village and Governors have been aware for some time that some of their children do not access nursery education.

The Governing Body of Burton Salmon CP School consulted with parents and the local community on their proposal from 9 September to 4 October 2019. The Executive met on 15 October 2019 and considered the outcome of the governors’ consultation. They agreed to publish statutory proposals on 24 October giving 4 weeks until 21 November for representations to be made. There have been no objections or responses to the statutory notice.

Under the arrangements agreed by Executive on 25 September 2007, school organisation decisions, for which the decision maker is the Local Authority, will normally be taken by the County Council’s Executive or, if there are no objections to the Statutory Notice, the decision is delegated to the Executive Member for Education and Skills.

Alternative options considered:

In considering proposals for a change in age range, the Executive Member for Education & Skills as decision maker can decide to:
? reject the proposals
? approve the proposals
? approve the proposals with modifications
? approve the proposals subject to them meeting a specific condition (as set out in paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Prescribed Alterations Regulations) – not considered applicable for this proposal.

Publication date: 14/04/2021

Date of decision: 03/12/2019