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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Record of Executive Decision:

1) Summary:

The following decision(s) were made:

1.1. That the Executive Lead Member for Children's Services (Education) approves consultations on the following `preferred option':

Initial BSF projects

i) The closure of Staunton Community Sports College and the establishment on the same site of an academy for up to 700 pupils, with community-based sponsorship, ideally from the further and higher education sectors, with the aim of opening the new academy in September 2010;

ii) The substantial rebuilding of Park Community School to cater for 900 pupils aged 11-16;

iii) The substantial remodelling of Warblington School to cater for 750 pupils aged 11-16;

iv) The remodelling of Horndean Technology College to cater for 1,100 pupils aged 11-16;

v) The remodelling of Cowplain Community School to cater for 1,050 pupils aged 11-16;

vi) The remodelling of Hayling College to cater for 600 pupils aged 11-16;

vii) The remodelling of Glenwood Special School to provide more appropriate accommodation for its existing place number.

viii) The remodelling of Rachel Madocks Special School to provide more appropriate accommodation for its existing place number.

Follow-on BSF projects

ix) The remodelling of Crookhorn College of Technology to cater for 1,050 pupils aged 11-16;

x) The remodelling of Purbrook Park School to cater for 810 pupils aged 11-16;

xi) The remodelling of Oaklands Catholic Voluntary Aided Secondary School to cater for 1,300 pupils aged 11-18.

1.2. That the consultation period should run for seven weeks from Monday 9 February to Monday 30 March;

1.3. That a report on the outcome of consultations be presented to the County Council's Cabinet with recommendations for the future pattern of secondary education in the Havant/Horndean area.

2) Reasons for the decision:

These are the reasons for this decision being made, including any links to the corporate strategy:

2.1. The County Council must carry out a further round of consultations in relation to the implementation of Building Schools for the Future (BSF) in the Havant/Horndean area in order to decide on the future strategy for secondary education in the area.

2.2. The County Council is waiting for the government's response to its Expression of Interest, submitted to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) in December 2008. If the County Council is included in the initial phase, it is essential that the first phase of its implementation strategy has been fully discussed and formally agreed.

2.3. Even if the Council is not included in the initial phase, consultations must nevertheless continue both in Havant/Horndean and other areas to ensure that an agreed county-wide strategy is in place and ready for implementation.

3) Other options considered and rejected:

3.1. Option 1:

a) The closure of Staunton Community Sports College and the distribution of its pupils to other schools was considered as part of the consultations but deemed to be inadvisable because of distances that would need to be covered by some pupils and the risk to the community role currently played by the school.

3.2. Option 2:

a) The replacement of both Staunton Community Sports College and Warblington School and their replacement by a split-site academy was also considered but rejected on practical grounds.

4) Conflicts of Interest:

4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision-Maker:

a) None

4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive members consulted:

a) None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with urgently:

None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker: