The Board considered a report of the
Strategic Director – People, which provided a summary of the capital funding
received by the Council from central Government to support Schools Capital
Programmes for 2022/23.
The Board was advised that the Department
for Education (DfE) had not announced the Capital
Grant Allocation for 2022/23 however, given the timescales for some of the
proposed capital projects, there was a requirement to present this report, so it was compiled using the 2021/22 allocation, which was
£903,847.
The report set out details of the
indicative funding available to support capital projects across the schools
estate and also explained how the School Condition
Allocation would be utilised. Members
discussed the proposals to create additional teaching space at Cavendish School
and the remodelling of two junior classrooms at Fairfield Primary School,
details of which were presented in paragraphs 5 and 6
respectively.
Reason(s) for Decision
To deliver and implement the Capital Programmes.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
None.
Implementation Date
Capital Programmes for 2021/22 would be implemented
with effect from 1 April 2022.
RESOLVED:
That the Executive Board
1)
notes the position regarding capital funding from
the DfE for 2022/23;
2)
approves the proposals to be funded from the School
Condition Capital Allocation;
3)
agrees that the capital allocations are put forward
for inclusion in the budget report to full Council;
4)
approves the proposal to create additional teaching
space at Cavendish School; and
5)
approves the
proposal to remodel two junior classrooms to create more suitable teaching
spaces at Fairfield Primary School.