The Director of Children and Families submitted a report which looked to identify and implement a plan for the capital grant programme for community and voluntary aided schools in Leeds, in accordance with the Department for Education’s (DfE) requirements around the Healthy Pupil Capital Programme.
In considering the proposed approach towards the allocation of the funding, Members discussed and received further information on the grants based element, as proposed within the submitted report. The Board noted Members’ comments in respect of that approach and also regarding a suggested alternative method of allocation.
Responding to a Member’s enquiry, officers undertook to provide further information to Board Members regarding the levels of Healthy Pupil Capital Funding grants that had been received by Academies in Leeds.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the proposed model for the allocation of the Healthy Pupil Capital Fund capital grant for community schools in Leeds, which is in accordance with DfE requirements around the Healthy Pupil Capital Programme, be approved;
(b) That approval be given to incur capital expenditure of £635,210 from the approved capital programme;
(c) That it be noted that the officer responsible for the implementation of such matters is the Head of Learning for Life, by March 2019.