Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director of Place

The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director of Place that set out proposals for the rebuilding of Tiverton Primary School on the former Alice Stevens School site that would provide an additional 46 places for pupils who had severe and complex learning difficulties or profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Following public consultation, an Official Journal of the European Community tender process was carried out to select a consultant design team and partnering contractor. IDP Architects and Farrans Construction were appointed. The design proposal had been developed with the school and a planning application submitted in July 2016. Subject to approvals construction work was planned to commence in October 2016, for the new school building to become operational in autumn 2017. Based on the scheme proposals, the estimated total costs were £10.5m which would be funded by Department for Education grant allocations as detailed in Section 5.1 of the report.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:

1)  Approves plans for the rebuilding of Tiverton Primary School as part of the Council’s Broad Spectrum Special Education Needs Strategy;

2)  Approves total capital expenditure of £10.5m for the rebuilding of the school to be funded by DfE capital grant allocations as set out in Section 5.1 of the report.

3)  Delegates authority to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills to approve any subsequent changes to the Scheme arising from the ongoing assessment of future demand for Special Educational Needs places within the Authority.