To: Councillor D.A. Kirk, Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education)

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EXECUTIVE LEAD MEMBER FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES (EDUCATION) DECISION DAY

DATE AND TIME: Thursday 22 May, 2008 at 10.00 a.m. (*)

PLACE: The Chute Room, Elizabeth II Court Building, The Castle, Winchester

(*) Please note start time

AGENDA

A. KEY DECISIONS

1. ABBOTT'S ANN C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, ANDOVER

To consider the report of the Acting Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services advising the Executive Member for Policy and Resources to give approval to the design project appraisal for the scheme to provide a new Primary School at Abbotts Ann, Andover.

2. KNIGHTS ENHAM INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOLS, ANDOVER

To consider the report of the Acting Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services advising the Executive Member for Policy and Resources to give approval to the design project appraisal for the scheme to extend, remodel and refurbish both infant and junior school buildings.

B. NON-KEY DECISIONS (NON-CONFIDENTIAL)

3. SCHOOLS' AREA COLLABORATIONS

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services about the development of increasingly collaborative decision making and governance arrangements in schools and colleges in Hampshire.

4. OAK FARM COMMUNITY SCHOOL, FARNBOROUGH - PROPOSAL FOR CLOSURE

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking approval to consultations during the summer term 2008 on the proposal to close Oak Farm Community School.

5. CHILDREN'S SERVICES CAPITAL PROGRAMME ISSUES

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking approval to variations to the 2007/08 and 2008/09 capital programmes.

6. CHILDREN'S SERVICES PRIMARY CAPITAL PROGRAMME - STRATEGY FOR CHANGE DOCUMENT

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking approval to the Strategy for Change Document for submission to the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

7. RAISING EXPECTATIONS - GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON 16-19 ARRANGEMENTS

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services and County Treasurer on raising expectations and the Government Consultation on 16-19 arrangements.

8. BASINGSTOKE SCHOOL PLUS - SEPARATION OF PUPIL REFERRAL UNIT (PRU) INTO TWO PRU'S TO SERVE NEEDS OF TWO PUPIL POPULATIONS AND CONVERSION OF PRU ON PACK LANE SITE TO A BEHAVIOURAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES (BESD) SCHOOL

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking agreement to this matter.

9. PROPOSED CLOSURE OF RESOURCED PROVISION FOR DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED PUPILS AT WOODCOT PRIMARY AND WESTGATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking approval to the closure of resources provision for deaf and HI children at the Westgate School and Woodcot Primary School with effect from August, 2009.

10. HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT POLICY 2008

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking approval to the updated County Council Home to School Transport Policy.

11. CONSULTATION ON HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL'S ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGY FOR SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) POLICY

To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services seeking approval to consultations being undertaken on this strategy, prior to a report back to the Executive Lead Member later in the year.

12. CRESTWOOD COLLEGE FOR BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE, EASTLEIGH

To consider the report of the Acting Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services seeking approval to an external landscaping scheme for this college.

13. WYVERN TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE, EASTLEIGH

To consider the report of the Acting Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services seeking approval to a scheme to provide a floodlit athletics track at this college.

14. THE MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL AND LANGUAGE COLLEGE, ROMSEY

To consider the report of the Acting Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services seeking approval to a scheme to ease congestion problems, improve safety and provide a dedicated entrance for school buses.

This agenda is also available on the County Council's website (click on www.hants.gov.uk/decisions) and can be provided on request in large print or Braille or on disk. Contact details as shown above.

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