Issue - meetings

To approve the required annual consultation on Cheshire East's proposed school admission arrangements and coordinated admissions scheme.

Consideration was given to various matters in respect of the annual consultation on School Admission arrangements and the co-ordinated admissions scheme for the school year commencing September 2010 and beyond, the relevant area for consultation arrangements and the terms of reference for the statutory Admissions forum for Cheshire East Authority.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

1.      The attached consultation document and appendices, with any subsequent

      amendments and additions recommended by the Cheshire East Admissions

      Forum, on admissions for the school year commencing September 2010 and

      beyond; and its circulation to all Cheshire East schools and neighbouring local

      authorities at the beginning of the spring term 2009 be approved.

2. Determination of the Cheshire East 'relevant area' to be Cheshire East administrative boundary for all Community and Controlled Schools for which the Cheshire East Local Authority is the admissions authority and the 'relevant area' for every Cheshire East authority aided and foundation school to be the area normally served by the school, from which most of its pupils are drawn.

3. It is recognised that parents actual preferences and children's actual schooling patterns will extend beyond the Authority’s boundary and therefore consultation on admission arrangements will involve all neighbouring authorities.

4. That approval be given to the terms of reference, in order that the forum can be set up in accordance with the timescales (provided as background information) without further reference to the Cabinet, with any future discussions on this being with the Lead Member.