Issue details
Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2020/21
PDF 223 KBThis is the annual report to determine the
Local Authority’s school admissions arrangement for community
schools and those for whom the LA acts as an admission
authority.
The report also provides a brief update on school place planning
following the report on 28 November 2018.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/01/2019
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The report recommends that Cabinet agree the admissions policies and oversubscription criteria for community schools. These decisions need to be exempt from call-in because under the School Admissions Code, the Council must determine its admissions arrangements by 28 February.
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A
Decision due: 27 Feb 19 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing
Lead director: Corporate Director, Children and Culture
Department: Children and Culture
Contact: Shade Idris, (Executive Support Officer to Beverley Greenidge, Acting Director of Neighbourhoods) Email: Shade.Idris@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Tower Hamlets consults on its school admission
arrangements every year. A public consultation commenced on 5th
November 2018 and concluded on 4th January 2019.
Consultees
Parents and carers, head-teachers, school
staff, school governors, early years providers, community groups,
and the wider community were invited to take part. The Tower
Hamlets School Admission Forum, representative of schools, parents,
community organisations and other key stakeholders in the
admissions process, was also consulted at its meeting on the 4th
December 2018.
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: NO
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: N/A
Decisions
Agenda items
- 25/02/2019 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2020/21 25/02/2019
- 27/02/2019 - Cabinet Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2020/21 27/02/2019
Documents
- Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2020/21