Issue - meetings

Recommendation:

Executive Members are asked to recommend to the Chief Executive Officer that using his emergency delegated powers, he approve the publication of the proposals and statutory notices on 21 January to lower the school age range of Goathland Community Primary School from 25 April 2022, and that a final decision on these proposals be scheduled for 22 March 2022 Executive.

Considered:

County Councillor Patrick Mulligan introduced areport ofthe Corporate Director - Children and Young People’s Service, on the outcome of an informal consultation carried out by the Governors of Goathland Community Primary School on a proposal to lower the age range of the school from 4-11 to 3-11, in order to offer education for 3 year old children.

Executive Members noted the consultation feedback and next steps as detailed in the report, and all voted in favour of the recommendations in the report.  It was therefore

Resolved – To recommend to the Chief Executive Officer that using his emergency powers he approve that:

i.     Proposals and statutory notices be published on 1 October to lower the school age range of Goathland Community Primary School from 25 April 2022;

ii.     The Executive schedule taking a final decision on the proposals on 22 March 2022