Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor
agreed that:
(1) the results of the consultation on the proposal to amalgamate Torridon
Infant and Nursery School and Torridon Junior School with effect from 1
September 2018 be received;
(2) the tight timescale that officers and the Governing Bodies are working to,
to enable a decision in April 2018 allowing Governing Bodies to conduct the
necessary recruitment process for headship of the school(s) for the Autumn
term;
(3) officers commence the formal statutory process to consult on the
proposal to amalgamate Torridon Infant and Nursery School and Torridon
Junior School, by way of conducting the following Publication and
Representation phases in parallel;
o Closure of Torridon Junior School
o Change of age range of Torridon Infant and Nursery School
(4) officers report back to Mayor and Cabinet on 18 April 2018 with the results
of both ‘Representation’ periods requesting Mayoral decisions as the statutory
decision maker.
Publication date: 01/03/2018
Date of decision: 28/02/2018
Decided at meeting: 28/02/2018 - Mayor and Cabinet
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