Issue details

The draft School Organisation Plan was shared with the Corporate Management Team then sent to the listed consultees for a month long consultation period from 17 November to 17 December 2023.

All academy trusts and schools are also consulted annually and provided with pupil projection data in September each year when Planned Admission Numbers (PANs) are discussed for the next academic year, two years ahead. Projection data is also shared with the Clifton Diocese. The total capacity figure for each school is also checked and confirmed. The last such consultation took place over September - October 2023.

Also a report went to the Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel on 15 January 2023.

The draft School Organisation Plan was shared with the Corporate Management Team; Academy Trust CEOs; primary, secondary, studio and special school and academy Headteachers; school Governing Bodies; the Diocese of Bath and Wells; the Clifton Diocese; Bath College; all Local Councillors to include the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services; neighbouring Local Authorities of Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; Bath and North East Somerset Council Director of Education and Safeguarding, officers from SEND, Planning Policy, Admissions, Schools Capital and Organisation, Early Years and Adults, Children and Public Health Finance.

The final report went to the Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel on 15 January 2023.

The Cabinet Member Report will be shared with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services; the Leader of the Council; the S151 Officer; the Monitoring Officer; the Director of Education and Safeguarding; the Director of Children's Services & Education; Bath and North East Somerset Council officers from SEND, Admissions, Schools Capital and Organisation and Adults, Children and Public Health Finance.