To seek delegated authority to progress with school conversions to academy status.

Report No. 82/2018 from the Director for People was received.

Mr D Wilby, Portfolio Holder for Education, introduced the report, the purpose of which was to seek delegated authority to progress with school conversions to academy status as set out in the recommendations of the report.

DECISION:

1.    Cabinet APPROVED the delegation of authority to the Director of People in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Education to negotiate and sign a Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA) with the school/sponsor in relation to assets, third party contracts, staffing and information transfer when schools convert to academy status.

2.    Cabinet APPROVED the delegation of authority to the Strategic Director of Places in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Education to determine the terms of the land transfer based on the model 125 year lease issued by the Department for Education (DfE), including the extent of the school premises and licences for land outside of the lease arrangement.

3.    Cabinet APPROVED the delegation of authority to the Strategic Director of Places in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Education and/or Portfolio Holder for Property to complete any outstanding statutory transfers of land.

Reasons for the decision

1.    Rutland schools were continuing to request conversion to Academies. The DfE expected the Council to cooperate with the conversion process and the recommendations represented the most efficient way of cooperating with the process.

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Mrs B Caffrey and Ms L Crookenden-Johnson joined the meeting.

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