Council considers admissions proposals
From Councillor Joe Tildesley, Cabinet Member for Children & Young People on 30 January 2013
Solihull Council is preparing its response to plans by three local Academies to change their admission arrangements.
Although the Council no longer determines the admission arrangements for Academies, it is a consultee to the proposals put forward by Arden, Park Hall and Tudor Grange Academies.
It is only through the consultation process that the Council can ensure that any concerns it may have are raised.
However, the final decision rests with the Academy Trust and/or Governors.
The proposals from each Academy are being examined in great detail, taking into account the likely impact on future pupils and their families, other schools, catchment areas, and the demographic profile of the areas in question.
The report will then give a recommended response to each proposal.
This report will be considered at the meeting of the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Joe Tildesley, on 11 February 2013.
The meeting will be heard in public, and the report will be made available on the Council’s website on 4 February 2013.
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