Decision details

(i)       to note that the Interim Director of Children’s and Family Services would liaise with the Chief Officer – Data and Insights to clarify when the updated school roll data would be available, and would share that information with Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note that Hazlehead Academy was one of two schools in the city whose condition was currently rated lowest as "C", poor; and that the suitability of Hazlehead Academy was rated as "D" bad;

(iii)      to welcome the award of LEIP3 funding for the Hazlehead Academy rebuild project;

(iv)      to note the recommended option within the Outline Business Case and instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to carry out a statutory public consultation on the proposal to establish a new campus on the Hazlehead Academy playing fields and on proposed changes to the existing Countesswells and Hazlehead secondary school catchment areas, to create a new catchment area which would be served by the proposed new school provision; and

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to report back to the Committee on the outcomes of the consultation at its next available meeting following the conclusion of the consultation process, in July 2024.

(Finance and Resources Committee recommendations remained as set out in the report.)