Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children and Families which presents the outcome of a statutory notice published on 6^th October 2023 in respect of a proposal to change the age range of Rothwell Primary School from 3-11 years to 4-11 years and to permanently close the school nursery with effect from 1 January 2024. The report seeks a final decision in respect of this proposal.

Further to Minute No. 36, 20^th September 2023, the Director of Children and Families submitted a report which presented the outcome of a statutory notice published on 6th October 2023 in respect of a proposal to change the age range of Rothwell Primary School from 3-11 years to 4-11 years and to permanently close the school nursery with effect from 1^st January 2024. The report sought a final decision from the Board in respect of this proposal.

Members supported the proposals within the submitted report.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the outcome of the statutory notice period, as detailed within the submitted report, be noted;

(b)  That the recommendation to change the age range at Rothwell Primary School from 3- 11 years to 4-11 years and permanently close the school nursery, with effect from 1 January 2024, be approved;

(c)  That approval be given for the decisions from this report to be exempted from the Call-In process, for the reasons as set out in paragraph 29 of the submitted report;

(d)  That it be noted that the responsible officer for the implementation of such matters is the Head of Learning Systems.

(The Council’s Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rules state that a decision may be declared as being exempt from the Call In process by the decision taker if it is considered that the matter is urgent and any delay would seriously prejudice the Council’s, or the public’s interests. In line with this, the resolutions contained within this minute were exempted from the Call In process, as per resolution (c) above, and for the reasons as set out within section 29 of the submitted report)