Contact: Bob Eardley, Strategic Planning Manager, 01962 846275. Email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 This report seeks approval to the placing of two temporary classrooms on school sites, following decisions by the Executive Member for Education on 26 May 2005.

1.2 The proposals in this report support Aim 1 of the Corporate Strategy (Maximising life opportunities) by proposing allocations of funding to improve the learning environments of Hampshire schools.

1.3 Race and equality impact assessment has been considered in the development of this report and no adverse impact has been identified.

2. Temporary classrooms

Lord Wilson Special School, Fareham

2.1 Lord Wilson Special School provides places for boys aged between 11 and 16 with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD). There is an increasing demand for this provision. There are two other schools within Hampshire, Lakeside School in Chandlers Ford and The Sundridge School in Cowplain, both of which have reached their capacity.

2.2 Lakeside School is currently undergoing major building works for a new specialist block and adaptations to the existing teaching block. Funding has been allocated by the DfES through the Targeted Capital Fund for replacement of The Sundridge School with a new purpose built school in Havant. It is not, therefore, currently possible for any additional places to be provided at these schools.

2.3 To meet the immediate demand for additional places, it is recommended that a single temporary unit be placed on the Lord Wilson School site. The cost of this provision can be met from the temporary classroom hire revenue budget.

Warren Park Primary School, Havant

2.4 There is a temporary unit at Siskin Junior School, Gosport, placed there for use by Sure Start while fire damage repairs were carried out. It now needs to be removed in order to complete the external works required as part of the overall contract managed by Gosport Borough Council for new permanent Sure Start facilities.

2.5 It is recommended that this unit be relocated to Warren Park Primary School, Havant for use partly to meet increased demand from the Sure Start Unit operating on that site and partly as a base for an Environmental Study Area, which would also be used by other schools within the Havant Excellence Cluster. The cost of the relocation will be funded form the early education temporary classroom provision block vote in the 2005/06 capital programme.

3. County Council Policy Requirements

3.1 Legal implications - The proposals support the County Council's statutory duty to provide school places and comply with central government accommodation requirements and guidance.

3.2 Financial implications - These are set out in the report.

3.3. Personnel implications - None directly arising from this report.

3.4 Community cohesion, inclusiveness and partnership working - Most of the capital projects proposed in this report support these aims.

3.5 Crime prevention issues - None directly arising from this report.

Recommendations

1. That landlord's approval be given for temporary classrooms to be located at the schools listed below until 31 July 2009 be approved:

Lord Wilson School, Fareham - one single unit

Warren Park Primary School, Havant - one double unit.

Section 100D - Local Government Act 1972 - Background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB: the list excludes:

1. Published works

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

None.