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City of York Council |
Committee Minutes |
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Meeting |
Decision Session - Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education |
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Date |
15 January 2024 |
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Present |
Councillor Webb |
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Officers in Attendance |
Martin Kelly – Corporate Director, Children’s and Education Maxine Squire – Assistant Director, Education and Skills (Remote) Rachelle White – School Admissions Manager Claire Roberts – School Place Planning Officer |
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5. Declarations of Interest (10:02am)
The Executive Member was asked to declare, at this point in the meeting, any personal interests, not included on the Register of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests that he might have had in respect of business on the agenda. The Executive Member declared that he was a teacher at an academy in York.
6. Minutes (10:03am)
Resolved:
That the minutes of the decision session held on 15 March 2023 be approved and signed by the Executive Member as a correct record.
7. Public Participation (10:03am)
It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the session under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.
8. Admissions Arrangements for the 2025/2026 School Year (10:03am)
The School Admissions Manager presented the report and it was;
Resolved:
That the Executive Member approved the proposed changes to the Admission Arrangements for September 2025-2026 based on the evidence shown in the Options Analysis and Evidential Basis section of the report.
Reason:
To ensure that City of York Council continued to meet their statutory duty as set out in the terms of the Education Act 1996 and also worked collaboratively with Academy Trusts to meet that duty whilst also appreciating the financial pressure on schools and trusts currently.
Cllr Webb, Chair
[The meeting started at 10.02 am and finished at 10.07 am].