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

1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

1. That, subject to the approval of the Executive Member, Policy and Resources, the following variations to the 2006/07capital programme be approved:

(a) an allocation of £0.250m to a major project at Fernhill Secondary School, Farnborough to be funded from the provision for improvement of CDT facilities;

(b) the addition of resources of £0.200m to the provision for secondary school improvements for grant allocations for specialist school status to Testbourne Community School and Warblington School.

2. That the following variations to the 2006/07 capital programme be approved:

(a) allocations from the provision for staff workforce projects to the projects listed in Appendix 1;

(b) an allocation of £0.050m from the block allocation for secondary school sports halls for a project at Cams Hill School, Fareham;

(c) an allocation of £0.058m from the block allocation for the management of falling rolls for a minor works project at Oak Meadow Primary School, Fareham;

(d) an allocation of £0.078m from the block vote for health and safety to fund hot surface remedial projects at the schools listed in Appendix 2;

(e) an annual allocation of £0.025m for fire prevention measures from the block allocation for health and safety at schools to be identified;

(f) allocations from the provision for science and food technology projects to the projects listed in Appendix 3;

(g) an allocation of £0.050m from the provision for health and safety towards the cost of a minor works project at Droxford Junior School;

(h) the following allocations from the capital programme contingency:

(i) £0.156m to meet the costs of providing temporary accommodation for the Hampshire County Wardrobe at Chilcomb, Winchester;

(ii) £0.004m towards the cost of a school funded project to provide a multi-use space at Froxfield Infant School;

(iii) £0.007m towards the cost of a school funded project to provide a dance/drama studio at Oak Lodge Special School, Dibden;

(iv) £0.016m to reflect additional tender costs of a major project at Hamble Primary School;

(v) £0.021m towards the cost of replacing electrical switchgear, associated with an externally funded project to provide floodlit tennis courts at Staunton Park Community School, Havant.

3. That a response along the lines set out in Appendix 4 is made to the DfES consultation document "Every Child Matters: Primary Capital Programme".

4. That it be a recommendation to the Executive Member for Policy and Resources that temporary classrooms are located on the following sites until August 2011:

Elvetham Heath Primary School Fleet - one single unit

Basingstoke School Plus, Ashwood site - one double and one single unit

Samuel Cody School, Farnborough - one double unit

Hook Infant School - one double unit

Durley Primary School - one single unit

and that renewals of temporary classroom planning consents are sought for those locations listed in Appendix 5.

2 Reason

This decision supports Aim 1 of the Corporate Strategy (Maximising life opportunities) by proposing allocations of funding to improve the learning environments of Hampshire schools.

3 Other Options considered and rejected:

None.

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

None

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee -

Not applicable

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent -

Not applicable

Approved by: Date:

Councillor D A Kirk

Executive Member for Education