Academy orders were issued by the Secretary of State for Old Ford and Culloden Primary Schools on the 8th August 2012. Following receipt of the Academy Orders the local authority has been working with the two schools on matters related to land, commercial and staffing transfer. The Local Authority has also been working with Old Ford on matters related to their existing PFI agreement.

The Mayor is asked to:

·              Approve the land disposal for both schools;

·              Approve the Council to enter into commercial and staffing transfers for both schools;

·              Approve the Council to enter into all other necessary documentation, including the PFI related School Agreement, the PFI related Principal Agreement and PFI related Deed of Variation; and

·              Authorise the Corporate Director Children, Schools and Families, Assistant Chief Executive Legal Services and Corporate Director Resources to enter into and undertake remaining issues associated with the conversion for the two schools.

DECISION

1.         To approve the land disposal for both schools;

2.         To approve the Council to enter into commercial and staffing transfers for both schools;

3.         To approve the Council to enter into all other necessary documentation to ensure the liability under the Grouped Schools PFI arrangements for Old Ford School are transferred to the Academy;

4.         To authorise the Corporate Director, Education, Social Care and Well-Being in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive Legal Services and Corporate Director Resources to settle remaining issues associated with the conversion for the two schools;

5.         To authorise the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to execute all documentation required to implement those decisions at 1 to 4.

6.         To authorise the Section 151 Officer to execute the Local Government (Contract) Act 1997 Certificate required to implement the decisions at 1 to 4.

Action by:

INTERIM CORPORATE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING (I. CATTERMOLE)

(Interim Service Head Education, Social Care and Wellbeing Resources, K. Bingham)