Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Chief Executive of Education Leeds advising of the results from the consultation exercise undertaken with respect to the future of Parklands Girls High School.

Further to minute 161 of the meeting held on 6^th January 2010 the Chief Executive of Education Leeds submitted a report on the results from the consultation exercise undertaken with respect to the future of Parklands Girls High School.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the Board notes the outcome of the consultation on proposals to close Parklands Girls High School, to be replaced on the same site by a co-educational academy sponsored by EACT.

b)  That approval be given for the publication of a statutory notice to close Parklands Girls High School on 31^st August 2011, conditional upon DCSF approval to open an academy on that site on 1^st September 2011.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5 Councillor Wakefield required it to be recorded that he voted against this decision.)

(During the course of the discussion on this matter Councillor Golton declared a personal interest as a trustee of South Leeds Academy and as a governor at Royds High School.)