Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that no suitable options for reducing the number of primary schools within the Oldmachar ASG had been identified within the outline business case; and

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to carry out further work to identify potential future options for improving and consolidating primary school provision in the Oldmachar ASG, alongside the planned work to review secondary school provision in this area of the city, and to report back to the Committee with recommendations and next steps as appropriate.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which presented a completed Outline Business Case, setting out the findings of a recent feasibility study, to identify options for reducing the number of primary schools within the Oldmachar Associated Schools Group (ASG).

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note that no suitable options for reducing the number of primary schools within the Oldmachar ASG have been identified within the outline business case; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord to carry out further work to identify potential future options for improving and consolidating primary school provision in the Oldmachar ASG, alongside the planned work to review secondary school provision in this area of the city, and to report back to the Committee with recommendations and next steps as appropriate.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.