Two-tier education on the Isle of Sheppey Consultation

Kent County Council published Public Notices on proposals for a two tier system of education on the Isle of Sheppey on 2 April 2008. The complete proposals for the Primary Phase and the Secondary Phase together with Appendices referred to in the documents are available below.

On 25 July 2008 the Schools Adjudicator approved KCC's proposals for a two-tier system with the condition that Ministers agree the establishment of an Academy on the Minster College and Cheyne Middle School sites within 15 working days of the date of the determination.

On 13 August 2008 the Department for Children, Schools and Families confirmed the signing of the Funding Agreement to establish the new Academy on the Isle of Sheppey in September 2009.

With the agreement in place, Kent County Council can confirm that the proposals for a two-tier system of education will be implemented as detailed below.

Children who were in Year 4 in a first school in the 2007/08 school year will remain in their present schools in September 2008 as part of Year 5.

• Primary Phase - Complete Proposal
• Secondary Phase - Complete Proposal

Appendix 1a

• Primary Phase Public Notice

Appendix 1b

• Secondary Phase Public Notice

Appendix 2

• School Organisation Advisory Board (SOAB) Papers 19 March 2008

Appendix 3 (Public Consultation documents)

• Appendix A: Planning Sheppey Schools for the future
• Appendix B: Two-tier Consultation - Eastchurch
• Appendix C: Two-tier Consultation - Halfway Houses
• Appendix D: Two-tier Consultation - Minster in Sheppey
• Appendix E: Two-tier Consultation - Queenborough
• Appendix F: Two-tier Consultation - Richmond
• Appendix G: Two-tier Consultation - Sheerness West Federation
• Appendix H: Two-tier Consultation - St George's
• Appendix I: Public Consultation Document 2008 - 'Planning Sheppey Schools for the Future'
• Appendix J: Publication Consultation Document 2008 -'Planning Sheppey Schools for the Future - Secondary Phase'

Appendix 4

• Academy Consultation document

Appendix 5

• Kent County Council Record of Decision

Appendix 6 (Minutes of Public Consultation meetings)

• Appendix A: Cheyne
• Appendix B: Danley
• Appendix C: Eastchurch
• Appendix D: Halfway Houses
• Appendix E: Minster College
• Appendix F: Minster in Sheppey
• Appendix G: Queenborough
• Appendix H: Richmond
• Appendix I: Sheerness West Federation
• Appendix J: St George's CE

Appendix 7

• Kent Primary Strategy 2006

Appendix 8

• Summary of written responses (tabled at SOAB on 19 March 2008 as Appendix 12)

Representations should be sent to Alison Osborne, Area Education Officer (Canterbury & Swale) East Kent Education Office, Clover House, John Wilson Business Park, Thanet Way, Whitstable CT5 3QZ.

• Within four weeks for proposals relating to first school enlargements
• Within six weeks for proposals realting to changes of age range
• Within six weeks for proposals to revoke proposals published on 6 September 2007
• Within six weeks for proposals to discontinue Minster College, Cheyne Middle School and Danley Middle school to be replaced by an Academy.

On 21 May 2008 Mr Mark Dance, Cabinet member for Operations Resources and Skills, CFHE, having considered the representations to the public notices and the responses to the public consultation decided to support the Managing Director, CFHE, the Diocese of Canterbury and the three relevant Chairs of Governors in implementing the proposals as outlined in the two public notices published on 2 April 2008.