Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) will submit a report on the award of a contract for works to be undertaken at schools within the city to ensure that the city has sufficient school places available to meet its statutory obligations.

The works will deliver two new builds at Knowle Primary School and St Matthew’s CE Primary and Nursery Academy School along with two expansions at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Primary School and Woodford Primary School.

Funding for the projects has been provided through Targeted Basic Need, Basic Need and unringfenced Council resources.

Carole Burgoyne (Strategic Director for People) submitted a report on the award of a contract for works to be undertaken at schools within the city to ensure that the city had sufficient school places available to meet its statutory obligations.

The report indicated that –

Councillor McDonald (Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Public Health) introduced the proposals and indicated that as a result, an additional 105 school places would be made available.

Judith Harwood (Assistant Director for Education, Learning and Families) and Ian Baker (Senior Project and Contract Manager, Finance) attended the meeting for this item.

Alternative options considered and the reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Agreed that –