Issue - meetings
Planning for School Places 2024/25 Review and Recommendations
Meeting: 21/02/2024 - Cabinet (Item 6)
6 Planning for School Places 2024/25 Review and Recommendations 
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Additional documents:
- 1. Appendix One - LBTH School Planning Areas.docx, item 6
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- 2. Appendix Two - LBTH School Roll Projections Report 2023 (Final).docx, item 6
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- 3. Appendix Three - LBTH SEND Sufficiency Review 2023 (Final).docx, item 6
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- 4. Appendix Four - LBTH Local Plan Approach to Allocating Sites.docx, item 6
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- 5. Appendix Five - LBTH Funding for Development of School Sites.docx, item 6
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- Webcast for Planning for School Places 2024/25 Review and Recommendations
Decision:
DECISION
That the Mayor in Cabinet notes:
1. the factors influencing pupil population change in Tower Hamlets;
2. the current position on the provision of school places in the borough;
3. the projected demand for school places in future years;
4. the steps being taken to manage the sufficiency and sustainability of school places in accordance with the council’s school organisation strategy.
5. latest position on SEND, current provision and sufficiency planning;
6. the specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 5 of the report.
Action by:
TERRY BRYAN, SERVICE HEAD FOR PUPIL ACCESS AND SCHOOL SUFFICIENCY (T. BRYAN)
Head of School Admissions and Place Planning (C. Grace)
Minutes:
Councillor Maium Talukdar (Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning) introduced the report that presented the annual review of the council’s planning for school places. It informed Cabinet on the latest position and key factors influencing the borough’s pupil population change and the impact on projected pupil numbers for Tower Hamlets schools. Councillor Talukdar explained the steps being taken to manage the sufficiency and sustainability of mainstream school places, alongside the medium to longer term delivery of places for children and young people with SEND.
Steve Reddy, Interim Corporate Director - Children's Services provided further detail. Steve explained how the plans for the Institute of Academic Excellence aligned with ongoing work to plan for school places.
The Mayor and Cabinet members welcomed the report.
RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet notes:
1. the factors influencing pupil population change in Tower Hamlets;
2. the current position on the provision of school places in the borough;
3. the projected demand for school places in future years;
4. the steps being taken to manage the sufficiency and sustainability of school places in accordance with the council’s school organisation strategy.
5. latest position on SEND, current provision and sufficiency planning;
6. the specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 5.