Decision details

Resolved:-

(1)          that having taken the results of consultation into account, approval be given to the publication of a Statutory Proposal to:

a.    formally close Hamstead Infant School, Tanhouse Avenue, Great Barr B43 5AS;

b.    increase the age range of Hamstead Junior School, Hamstead Road, Great Barr B43 5BE from the ages of 8-11 years old to 3-11 years old to accommodate the displaced pupils from Hamstead Infant School;

(2)          that subject to no objections being raised during the statutory representation period for the Statutory Proposal as set out in (1) above, Director of Children’s Services and Education be authorised to make a final decision on the proposal for the prescribed alterations at Hamstead Infant School, Tanhouse Avenue, Great Barr B43 5AS and Hamstead Junior School, Hamstead Road, Great Barr B43 5BE, in conjunction with the Director – Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer, and in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children and Education;

(3)          that in the event that any unresolved objections are raised during the statutory representation period for the Statutory Proposal, report is submitted to the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services with full details of representations received to inform a final decision on the proposal.