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New secondary school to replace Ellington School for Girls and Hereson School

Following the end of the Public Notice period and after full considerations of any representations received, Kent County Council's Cabinet Member for Operations, Resources and Skills (CFE), Mr Mark Dance, has taken his decision under procedures laid down in Kent County Council's constitution. He has decided to implement the proposal to discontinue The Hereson School and Ellington School for Girls on 31 August 2009 and has approved the proposal submitted by the Local Learning Trust to establish a new maintained secondary school from 1 September 2009 to replace both schools. This decision is conditional upon the Local Learning Trust being formally established as a legal entity.

Proposal received


Kent County Council published a Notice on 2 May 2008 inviting proposals for a new mainstream secondary school to replace Ellington School for Girls and The Hereson School. The Notice expired on 2 September 2008. Kent County Council received one proposal from the Local Learning Trust in response to the invitation Notice and a copy of their complete proposal can be found below

This consultation has now closed, the documents listed below are for reference only.

Kent County Council published a second Notice on 17 September 2008. Part one of the second Notice summarises the proposal received for the new school and part two is the related proposed closure of both Ellington School for Girls and The Hereson School dependent upon a Kent County Council decision to establish a new maintained secondary school.

These documents, listed below, are for reference only:

If you have any enquiries, please contact Martyn Doole, Area Children's Services Officer (Dover & Thanet), East Kent Education Office, Clover House, John Wilson Business Park, Thanet Way
Whitstable, Kent CT5 3QZ or email school.consultations@kent.gov.uk.

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