Decision details

School Organisation Strategy 2012-13

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

The updated Schools Organisation Strategy and Capital Funding Strategy

That approval be given to the revised School Organisation Strategy, as set out in this report.

That approval be given to develop the proposals to facilitate a tender process for the relocation of Holy Cross to the Clancarty Road site and the subsequent relocation of the infant bilingual provision to Basuto Road, as set out in paragraph 2.3.1 of the report.

That approval be given to further develop proposals and to invite tenders for the following schemes as set out in paragraph 2.3.1 of the report, and that authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, to award contracts to the successful tenderers:

Clancarty Road – project management and design (up to £300,000)
Basuto Road – enabling works (up to £850,000)
Queensmill Special School – temporary facilities at Gibbs Green School (up to £300,000)

That approval be given to further develop proposals, including surveys, project management and design work, for Queensmill Special School and the Haven Respite Centre, as set out in paragraph. 2.3.2 of the report.

That approval be given to the suspension of the disposal of Fulham Cross Youth Centre for a period of two years to enable the relocation of the Contact Service, as set out in paragraph 2.3.3 of the report.

That approval be given to delegate the tender award for the enabling works at Fulham Cross Youth Centre to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services up to £100,000.

That approval be given to further develop feasibility studies in respect of securing additional capacity at St Stephens Primary School , Pope John Primary School, Bentworth Primary School and Burlington Danes Academy, as set out in paragraph 3.1 of the report.

That approval be given to £1 million of in year capital funding being allocated to Sacred Heart High School to manage directly, as part of a contribution to the estimated capital project estimated to cost £2.5 million, to develop the recently vacated convent section of the school for enhanced provision.

That approval be given to the allocation of £400,000 directly to Lady Margaret School as part of the Council’s contribution to facilitate a bulge class in September 2012 as set out in paragraph. 3.1.5 of the report, and to support its longer term aspiration of increasing capacity.

That approval be given to invite tenders for bulge classes at John Betts Primary and Brackenbury up to £250,000 per school subject to further feasibility work, and that authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, to award contracts to the successful tenderer.

That up to £100,000 of capital funding be allocated to supplement approved government funding, if necessary, to deliver the Studio School at the Fulham Education Federation from September 2012 as set out in paragraph 3.1.9 of the report, and that approval be given to invite tenders for the scheme and that authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, to award contracts to the successful tenderer up to the total £700,000 allocation.

That approval be given to the leasing of the Cambridge School site to West London Free School as set out in paragraph 3.1.10 of the report and that the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services be authorised, in consultation with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, to agree the final lease subject to government approvals.

That approval be given to develop proposals for the William Morris 6th form provision at the Dunstan Road Clinic building as set out in paragraph 3.1.11 of the report.

That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, to finalise land transfers in accordance with statutory guidelines for Academy/Trust schools as set out in paragraph 3.4 of the report.

That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Director of Children’s Services, to approve projects for inclusion in the annual Revenue Maintenance Programme up to the remaining value of £835,000 with priority given to works that address issues of health and safety compliance, as set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report .

Report author: Andy Rennison

Publication date: 07/03/2012

Date of decision: 05/03/2012

Effective from: 12/03/2012

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