Issue - items at meetings - Review of Policy Framework - School Admissions Arrangements

Report of Strategic Director, People (copy attached)

RESOLVED

1        That Governance Committee notes the documents and policies in place for Brighton & Hove City Council relating to school admissions

2        That Governance Committee recommends to full Council that the Council’s policy framework include ‘school admission arrangements’ and that this be interpreted to cover the Council’s admissions policy (as represented by the admissions booklet for primary and secondary schools) and the School Organisation Plan

42.1  The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director, People concerning the inclusion of the annual School Admission Arrangements as part of the Council’s Policy Framework.

42.2         The Schools Futures Project Director, Mr Sweetenham, presented the report. Mr Sweetenham confirmed that at the Full Council meeting held in October 2011 it had been agreed to include the annual school admission arrangements as part of the Council’s policy framework. The report set out the policies and documents which related to school admissions, and clarified the elements that it was proposed would be brought to Full Council as part of the policy framework.

42.3         Mr Sweetenham confirmed that at the Cabinet meeting held on 10 November 2011, the Cabinet member for Children and Young People had announced that a cross party working would be set up to consider the provision of junior school places in the city.