Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys

Contact: Stephen Boyd  01597 826374

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor James Evans who was on other Council business.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda.

Minutes:

County Councillor Myfanwy Alexender declared a personal interest in the report and left the meeting.

3.

Banw C.P. School and Llanerfyl C. in W. (Foundation) School pdf icon PDF 299 KB

To consider a report by County Councillor Aled Davies, Portfolio Holder for Finance, Countryside and Transport.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the comments received during the statutory objection period to the proposal to close Banw C.P. School and Llanerfyl C. in W. (Foundation) School from the 31st August 2020, and to establish a new Welsh-medium Voluntary Aided primary school on the current site of Banw C.P. School from the 1st September 2020. The comments and the Council’s responses were set out in an appendix to the report.

 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Countryside and Transport asked for the inclusion of an additional paragraph in the report and all subsequent reports on school modernisation proposals:

 

“It must be noted that the establishment of a new school does not preclude that school from being a part of future reorganisation proposals.”

 

RESOLVED

Reason for Decision:

that this paragraph be added to the report and all subsequent reports on school modernisation proposals.  

There is an ongoing schools transformation programme.

 

 

RESOLVED

Reason for Decision:

i)    To receive the Objection Report in respect of the proposals for Banw C.P. School and Llanerfyl C. in W. (Foundation) School

 

To understand the issues raised during the objection period.

ii)   To approve the proposal to amalgamate Banw C.P. School and Llanerfyl C. in W. (Foundation) School by:

 

-     Closing Banw C.P. School and Llanerfyl C. in W. (Foundation) School from the 31st August 2020

-     Establishing a new Welsh-medium Voluntary Aided Primary School on the site currently occupied by Banw C.P. School on the 1st September 2020

 

To ensure the continued provision of Welsh-medium education in the Banwy Valley through the establishment of one larger school.

iii)    In line with Section 3.7.2 of the Scheme for Financing schools, it is proposed that:

 

-     spend at the schools is restricted to that included in their approved budget plan and no virement of funds between budget headings is permitted unless approved by the Authority;

-     any staffing changes have to be approved by the Authority;

-     any contracts awarded for the supply of goods or services have to be approved by the Authority.

 

To ensure effective stewardship of the resources available to schools and to limit expenditure to that which is essential.