Operations, resources and skills decisions

Mark Dance was made Cabinet Member for Operations, Resources and Skills in July 2007. Below are the decisions taken by the portfolio holder.

• Appointment of a representative to the Board of Trustees for the Isle of Sheppey Academy (Decision 08-01196)
• Selection of preferred bidder for Kent Batched Academies Programme (Decision 08-01195)
• Guidance for schools on managing incidents in school - joint working between Kent schools (Decision 07-010147)
• Modernisation project for Northborne CE Controlled Primary School, Deal (Decision 08-01180)
• Replacement nursery building at Cecil Road Primary School, Northfleet (Decision 08-01185)
• Proposed change of age range for Green Park Community Primary School in Dover (Decision 08-01140)
  
• Proposed modernisation of Salmestone Primary School in Margate to provide a hall, kitchen, resource room, family liaison office and care suite(Decision 08-01166
• Education on the Isle of Sheppey - Proposed changes to the School system (Decision 08-01142)
• Proposed closure of Axton Chase School, Longfield, Dartford and its replacement with a Government funded academy (Decision 08-01141)
• Approval for the issuing of a competition notice for a new primary school in Repton Park, also know as Templar Barracks, Ashford (Decision 07-01085)
• Approval for new build and adaptations at Castle Hill Primary, Folkestone(Decision 08-01161)
• Maintenance (Condition) Programme 2008/09 (Decision 08-01162)
• Decision to award construction contract for 24 new build Children Centres (Decision 08-01144)
• Decision to issue a public notice for the relocation and enlargement of Rowhill Special School (Decision 07-01086)
• Approval to change of schools funding formula (Decision 07-01068)
• Approval to provide a two classroom extension at East Stour Primary School, Ashford (Decision 08-01127)
• Agreed amalgamation of The Hereson (Community) School and Ellington (Community) School for Girls (Decision 08-01048)
• Agreed Kent County Council delegated conditions (Decision 07-01045)
• Agreed the change to an all-through primary school for Ethelbert Road (Community) Infant School in Faversham (Decision 07-01036)
• Approval to change the age range at Tunbridge Wells Community High School to remove the sixth form from the school's formal designation (Decision 07-00988)
• Agreed KCC contribution of £500,000 towards a £1.3 million project to provide a new two-storey sixth form centre at Chaucer Technology School, Canterbury (Decision 07-01106) - 24 January 2008
• Agreed to the issuing of a public notice for the closure of Minster College, Cheyne Middle School and Danley Middle School to be rplaced with an academy on the Minster College and Cheyne Middle School sites, subject to funding (Decision 07-01069) - 14 January 2008
• Agreed to contribute £1.65 million towards the first phase of the Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls development project (Decision 07-01107) - 14 January 2008
• Agreed to the proposed project to provide a new extension for classrooms, staffroom and a secure front entrance (Decision 07-01105) - 14 January 2008
• Approved the capital funds for a project to provide a hall at Crockham Hill Primary School (Decision 07-01095) - 21 December 2007
• Proposed modernisation project for St. Michael's Junior School in Maidstone (Decision 07-01091)
• Upgrade of existing science and technology accommodation at Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich (Decision 07-01042) - 27 September 2007
• New canteen for Astor Performing Arts School in Dover (Decision 07-01043) - 27 September 2007
• Amendments to the document: 'Information on meeting Special Educational Needs at all stages of the SEN Code of Practice' (Decision number 07-01009) - 25 September 2007
• Agreed to send list of children's centre sites to Department for Education and Skills for approval and building (Decision number 07-01007) - 15 August 2007
• Provision of a sports hall and all weather pitch at Maplesden Noakes School, Maidstone (Decision number 07-01032) - 15 August 2007
• Amalgamation of Boughton-under-Blean Primary School and Dunkirk Village Primary School (Decision 07-00991) - 6 August 2007
• Refurbishment of Block 2 at Wilmington Enterprise College (Decision 07-01018) - 31 July 2007
• New sixth form block for Wilmington Enterprise College (Decision 07-01019) - 31 July 2007
• Agreement for Marisa White, Head of Extended Services Development of the Children, Families and Education Directorate to represent Kent County Council on the Board of Trustees of the Spires Academy, Sturry (Decision 07-01028) - 31 July 2007
• Approved the naming of the proposed next four Round 2 Children's Centres to be sent to the DfES (Decision 07-00994) - 12 July 2007
• Agreed school term dates for 2008/09 and 2009/10 (Decision 07-01015) - 12 July 2007
• Agreed KCC representation on the Board of Trustees for the Marsh Academy in New Romney (Decision 07-01017) - 12 July 2007
• Approved the naming of the proposed next six Round 2 children's centres to be sent to the DfES (Decision 07-00990) - 12 July 2007
• Funding for the education Maintenance (Condition) Programme of work totalling £4.3million for 2007/08 (Decision 07-01016) - 2 August 2007