Decision - Review of the Secondary Admissions Process for 2014/15

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Review of the Secondary Admissions Process for 2014/15

Decision Maker: Children & Young People Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To report the outcome of the consultation on secondary school catchment areas.
To recommend to full council any proposed changes to the secondary catchment areas resulting from the consultation.

Decision:

            RESOLVED – That the Committee notes the summary details of the Review into the Secondary School Admissions process for Brighton & Hove and its particular  focus on the delineation of catchment areas;

 

(2) That the Committee agrees that no changes will be made to the existing Secodary Catchment areas for the academic year 2014/15;

 

(3) That the Committee agrees that the cross party working group will continue to meeton a termly basis to monitor the impact of national the and local changes related to Secondary Admissions. This will include the creation of new academies or free schools;

 

(4) That the Committee agrees that the cross party working group will reform its stakeholder group as and when needed to consider proposals for any change beyond 2014/15;

 

(5) That the Committee notes that the Admissions Team will review its annual publications in the light of concerns over the “equal preference” system an the continuing misundertstanding regarding parental “choice”.

Report author: Gil Sweetenham

Publication date: 14/01/2013

Date of decision: 14/01/2013

Decided at meeting: 14/01/2013 - Children & Young People Committee

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