Decision details

Presumption to Amalgamate Community Infant and Junior Schools

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Children and Families

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A proposal to adopt a Presumption to Amalgamate Community Infant and Junior Schools Policy, to ensure a consistent and transparent approach to the consideration of school amalgamations.

Decision:

That the Presumption to Amalgamate Community Infant and Junior Schools Policy, be approved.

Reasons for the decision:

The Local Authority’s long standing strategic aim has been to amalgamate separate infant and junior schools where there are no contrary indicators to a proposal. The practice in recent years has been to consider amalgamation when the headship of one of the schools has fallen vacant. However, there have been a number of instances where a headship has become vacant but amalgamation has not taken place. The criteria for taking the decision to amalgamate have not been explicit, leading to an inconsistent approach which has not allowed for a transparent and effective decision making process.

Alternative options considered:

A decision not to adopt the Policy.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Publication date: 14/02/2018

Date of decision: 30/01/2018

Effective from: 22/02/2018

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