Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Education

In April 2018, Cabinet approved the development of a proposal for an expanded and re-built Lisburne School on an alternative site.

The proposed expansion to the School requires formal consultation and publication of a statutory notice under The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 and consultation proposal was undertaken from 11 March 2019 to 3 May 2019. Overall there was a good response to the consultation with 176 responses received of which 146 support the proposal.

Approval is now sought to publish a statutory notice for the proposed change.

The Cabinet is requested to:

·         consider the outcomes of the consultation exercise.

·         approve the publication of a statutory notice for the proposed changes to Lisburne School, specifically to increase provision for 4 to 11 year olds up to 208 places from September 2021 (subject to planning permission).

·         delegate the final decision to the Deputy Chief Executive, subject to there being no significant objections.

Officer contact: Charlotte Cordingley, 0161 474 4240, charlotte.cordingley@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Cabinet to consider the outcome of the formal consultation on the Statutory Notice of the Council’s intention to expand and rebuild Lisburne School on an alternative site.

Cabinet members welcomed the responses and the proposals to move forward the expansion to provide much needed local special needs capacity. Tribute was paid to the efforts of the previous Cabinet Member for Education in pursuing the proposals.

RESOLVED – That in relation to the Lisburne School Expansion and Re-location proposals:-

·         the outcomes of the consultation exercise be noted;

·         approval be given to the publication of a statutory notice for the proposed changes to Lisburne School, specifically to increase provision for 4 to 11 year olds up to 208 places from September 2021 (subject to planning permission);

·         the final decision be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive, subject to there being no significant objections to the notice.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

In April 2018, Cabinet approved the development of a proposal for an expanded and re-built Lisburne School on an alternative site.

The proposed expansion to the School requires formal consultation and publication of a statutory notice under The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 and consultation proposal was undertaken from 11 March 2019 to 3 May 2019. Overall there was a good response to the consultation with 176 responses received of which 146 support the proposal.

Approval is now sought to publish a statutory notice for the proposed change and for the final determination to be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive, subject to there being no significant objections.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the report prior to its consideration by the Cabinet.

Officer Contact:- Charlotte Cordingley on Tel: 0161 474 4240 or by email: Charlotte.cordingley@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Scrutiny Committee to give consideration to the proposed expansion and relocation of Lisburne School following the end of the consultation period which had concluded on 3 May 2019. It was reported that there had been 176 responses to the consultation with 146 of the respondents supporting the proposals.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the Cabinet be informed that the Scrutiny Committee supports the proposals contained within it.