Date of consultation 1 July 2008 - 30 September 2008 - Proposed Implementation
date September 2011
1.
Objective
North
Lincolnshire Council is consulting on the provision of a new primary school
at Lakeside
which will initially provide 90 places and will eventually expand to 210 places.
The school will be for boys and girls aged four-11 living in the Lakeside
area. The school is being built to serve this growing community and the future
expansion of Lakeside. The new school will not be replacing
any existing schools.
Views
are being sought on the type of primary school (see Para
2 and Appendix 1 below) that people would like to see in the area.
2.
Type of
School
As
part of the Education
and Inspection Act 2006, North Lincolnshire Council
has to use an open competitive process to establish new primary schools.
Interested
parties will be invited to make a bid to establish a school. The Council will
receive bids from all interested parties. The Council can make a bid as well
to establish the school.
The
types of school that could be created are:-
- by the Council
- either a Community School or
- a Foundation School
- by other interested parties
- either a Voluntary Aided School (usually faith schools) or
- Voluntary Controlled School (usually faith schools) or
- a Foundation School
If
the Council does not make a bid, the Council will determine which bidder and
which type of school will be established.
If
the Council makes a bid, then the Schools Adjudicator will make the decision.
The Schools Adjudicator is an independent person appointed by the Secretary
of State for Education.
3. Consultation
The
Consultation on the type of Primary School that is to be built started on 1
July 2008 and ends on the 30 September 2008. A public meeting is being held
on 10 September 2008 at Brumby
Engineering College to which all are welcome. Officers
will give a presentation about the school and an explanation of the legislative
competition process that we have to follow before the school can be built. Your
views on the type of primary school intended for the area would be welcomed.
4.
Location
of the proposed site and accommodation
A
site for the school has been reserved on the Lakeside development.
The school will be located on a single site and will be subject to the necessary
planning permission.
Accommodation
will be provided in line with the Education
(schools premises) Regulation 1999, and the DCSF (Department
of Children, Schools and Families) building guidance bulletin BB99 "Briefing
Framework for Primary School Projects".
There
will be sufficient space for the school to have an on site playing field.
5.
Transport
The
whole of the designated area is within two miles and therefore in statutory
walking distance of the school. The school, once opened, will create a school
travel plan to support the minimum use of cars and facilitate a sustainable
community.
6.
Planning
Outline
planning permission was granted in 2005 for the school and housing developments.
A separate planning application for the school will need to be made once we
know more details about what the school will look like.
7.
Capital
The
capital costs of building the school will be funded from the North Lincolnshire
Council Capital Programme which includes an element of Section 106 funding (this
is a contribution from the housing developers).
The
level of funding will be in line with DCSF guidance on Education Building Projects.
8.
Recurrent
costs/savings
The
revenue costs of running a new school would be decided through the funding formula
for schools. This is based upon the number of pupils, their ages and needs.
The budget would be delegated to the governing body.
9.
School
and Pupil details
The
proposed new primary school on completion, will haveseven year groups
(boys and girls aged four-11) with a capacity of 210 places an admission limit
of 30 pupils per year.
The
school will be built in two phases. Phase 1 will be for 90 pupils (admission
number 13 per year group) followed by an extension (phase 2) to provide a further
120 places. The admission number will then increase to 30. Phase 1 is expected
to be completed by September 2011, Phase 2 will be added as pupil numbers from
the housing development grow. The school will have a playing field, community
use of the school facilities will be encouraged.
10.
SEN provision
The
school will not have a dedicated Special Education Needs unit but will have
a policy to provide inclusive curriculum access for children and young people
with SEN and disabilities where their needs can be met effectively within mainstream
school provision. This policy will be in accordance with the Special Educational
Needs Code of Practice 2001 as laid down by the Government, as well as Every
Child Matters guidance and 2005 Disability Discrimination Act and should be
commensurate with provision at other mainstream schools.
11.
School
Admission Arrangements
The
admission arrangements for the school will adhere to admission legislation and
to the Schools
Admissions Code of Practice. This will apply to whoever
is responsible for managing the new school.
12.
Curriculum
and OFSTED Inspection
All
maintained schools are required to provide a balanced and broadly based curriculum
to meet the aims of Section 78 of the Education Act 2002. The school will be
inspected by OFSTED under Section 5 of the Education Act 2005. Further details
on OFSTED can be accessed at:- http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports
13.
Governance
A
Governing Body will be established. The governing body has general responsibility
for the conduct of the school with a view to promote high standards of educational
achievement. It will establish strategic direction for the school, ensure accountability
and monitor and evaluate school performance.
14.
Extended
Services or other Community use
An
extended school is one that provides a range of services and activities beyond
the school day to help meet the needs of the pupils, their families and the
wider community.
By
2010 all schools must ensure that there is access to the full core offer of
services. This will include access to after school activities, special services
such as speech and occupational therapy, child care, parenting support, community
use of the building.
The
Local Authority will explore all options to maximise the use of the school premises.
Appendix
1
Types
of School that may be proposed
Community Schools (Local Authority only)
- School wholly maintained by the Local Authority (LA)
- Staff - employed by LA
- All school's land and buildings - owned by LA
- Received recurrent funding through the LA
- Primary responsibility for admission - LA, within the School Admissions
Code of Practice
Foundation
school/Foundation school with a Foundation (Trust)*
- School with more freedom to manage school and admissions
- Staff - employed by governing body
- School's site and premises - owned by the governing body or by a
charitable foundation
- Playing fields owned either by LA or governing body/charitable foundation
- Receives recurrent funding through the LA
- Primary responsibility for admissions - governing body, within the
School Admission Code of Practice
*A
Foundation School may become a Trust School to strengthen its relationship with
partners. A trust would hold the school's land and assets on trust, for
the school.
Trust
schools are foundation schools with a foundation (ie a charitable trust [a foundation]
hold the premises and appoint foundation governors). The Trust holds the school's
assets on trust for the school; the governing body employs staff and sets admissions
arrangements (in accordance with the Schools Admissions Code).
Voluntary Controlled Schools (generally religious)
- A school set up by a voluntary body (often a church body)
- Staff - employed by LA
- School's land and buildings - normally owned by a charitable foundation
- Playing fields generally owned by the LA
- Receives recurrent funding through LA
- Primary responsibility for admission - LA, within the School Admissions
Code of Practice
Voluntary aided schools (generally religious)
- A school set up and owned by a voluntary body usually a church body
- Staff - employed by governing body
- School's land and buildings - normally owned by charitable foundation
- Playing fields generally owned by LA
- Receives recurrent funding through LA
- Primary responsibility for admissions - governing body, within the
School Admissions Code of Practice
- Governing body normally contributes a minimum of 10% of any capital
project costs
- The foundation/trust has a majority on the governing body