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The Assistant Director for Education introduced the report of the Director of Children, Family and Education. The report provided the outcome of a consultation on a proposal to alter the age range of Heswall Primary School to establish a maintained nursery class and a 2-year-old provision. No objections were received during the consultation. The proposal will mean that Heswall primary school will have formalised its oversight of the early years provision at the school.

The report noted that incorporating early years provision into the maintained school would allow children in attendance to be registered as pupils of the school. This would enable the school to ensure communication and administration and adopt a cohesive and consistent approach to learning through to Year 6. This change would not increase the number of early years places in the area or impact on the school’s admission policy for Foundation 2.

Members discussed staffing and budget implications, and were assured by officers that there were no staffing implications and that officers had been assured by the school that it has the budget to cover the changes.

Resolved -

1. That the alteration of the age range of Heswall Primary School from 4 to 11 years old, to 2 to 11 years old, as a prescribed alteration to a maintained school be approved.

2. That all necessary authority be granted to the Director of Children, Families and Education to implement the proposal.