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The Corporate Director of People to present a report which provides details of capital work needed to create additional accommodation to meet an expected temporary 3-year demand for pupils living in the catchment area of Millthorpe School and seeks approval for funding to undertake the work at the school.

Resolved:  (i)      That, in respect of Millthorpe School, Option 3 be approved, and that £1.9m be allocated by grant agreement from the Basic Needs Fund to South Bank Academy Trust for capital works to create additional teaching and circulation space at the school.

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Governance (or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to enter into the resulting grant agreement.

Reason:     to create the space needed to fulfil the expected demand for a temporary 3-year bulge of pupil places from within the catchment area of Millthorpe School by September 2022.

                   (iii)     That, in respect of Manor CE Academy, Option 3 be approved and that funding of £1.1m from the Basic Needs fund (with a proportion to be recouped from S106 monies in relation to the Civil Service housing development) for capital works to the Academy by grant agreement to Hope Sentamu Learning Trust.

(iv)    That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Governance (or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to enter into the resulting agreement.

Reason:     To create the space needed to fulfil the expected demand for a temporary 3-year bulge of pupil places in the SPA West area (excluding the Millthorpe catchment area) by September 2022.

The Assistant Director, Education and Skills,presented two reports, which provided details of capital work needed to create additional accommodation at Millthorpe School and Manor CE Academy to address current accommodation pressure and meet an expected temporary 3-year demand for pupil places in the Millthorpe catchment area and in the West of York Secondary Planning Area (SPA West), and sought approval for funding to undertake the work.

Three options were presented in respect of each school, as detailed in paragraphs 14-40 of the Millthorpe report and paragraphs 13-37 of the Manor report and summarised below:

Option 1 – do nothing.  This was not recommended, as the needs of pupils and staff could not be met within the existing buildings.

Option 2 – create additional teaching space only.  This was not recommended, as this would not address the issue of circulation around the buildings and the associated risks to safety.

Option 3 - provide additional teaching & circulation space, at a cost of £1.9m for Millthorpe School and £1.1m for Manor CE Academy.  This was the recommended option.

The Leader read out the comments of the Executive Member for Children and Education, who strongly supported the recommended option in each case.

Resolved:  (i)      That, in respect of Millthorpe School, Option 3 be approved, and that £1.9m be allocated by grant agreement from the Basic Needs Fund to South Bank Academy Trust for capital works to create additional teaching and circulation space at the school.

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Governance (or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to enter into the resulting grant agreement.

Reason:     to create the space needed to address current accommodation pressure and fulfil the expected demand for a temporary 3-year bulge of pupil places from within the catchment area of Millthorpe School by September 2022.

                   (iii)     That, in respect of Manor CE Academy, Option 3 be approved and that funding of £1.1m from the Basic Needs fund (with a proportion to be recouped from S106 monies in relation to the Civil Service housing development) for capital works to the Academy by grant agreement to Hope Sentamu Learning Trust.

(iv)    That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Governance (or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to enter into the resulting agreement.

Reason:     To create the space needed to address current accommodation pressure and fulfil the expected demand for a temporary 3-year bulge of pupil places in the SPA West area (excluding the Millthorpe catchment area) by September 2022.