Alteration to Proposals for Non-Denominational Primary School within the Ravenscraig Area
North Lanarkshire Council · 22 November 2022
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Education, Children and Families Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☒ Yes ☐ No Ref: GMcL Date 22/11/22 Alteration to proposals for non-denominational primary school within the Ravenscraig area From Gerard McLaughlin, Head of Education (North) E-mail mclaughling@northlan.gov.uk Telephone 01236 812269 Executive Summary On 25 February 2020, Education and Families Committee approved consultation around proposals to build a new non-denominational primary school with an associated nursery class within the Ravenscraig site. This included proposals for statutory consultation on a new catchment area. Proposals related to a site North of the existing play area. An amended proposal has now been made, taking account of opportunities within the Levelling Up Fund, which would require a shift in location to the South of the same play area. It should be noted that this proposed change in location is dependent on LUF funding being approved. If this is not approved, then no Statutory Education Consultation will be required. This change does not affect the catchment area previously agreed. Only the location of the school would change. Given the limited nature of this this change, any further statutory consultation will follow the same process as previously agreed by Committee. Further secondary consultation will be required to re-allocate the new Ravenscraig catchment to an associated cluster secondary. See Appendices 1 and 2. Recommendations It is recommended that the Education, Children and Families Committee: (1) Approve further statutory consultation on the relocation of the non-denominational primary school within the Ravenscraig area using previously approved methodology and approach. (2) Approve further secondary consultation to re-allocate the new Ravenscraig catchment to an associated cluster secondary The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Support all children and young people to realise their full potential Ambition statement (10) Engage with children, young people, parents, carers, and families to help all children and young people reach their full potential
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1. Background 1.1 Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010, hereafter referred to as ‘the act’. The provisions of the above Act places a statutory duty on education authorities to carry out formal consultations on proposal to establish, terminate or otherwise alter the catchment area of a school. 1.2 The provisions of the Act also place a statutory duty on education authorities to carry out formal consultations on any proposal to establish a new school. 1.3 The Act requires education authorities to prepare an educational Benefits Statement; prepare (and publish) a proposal paper in respect of any proposal which falls within the terms of the Act; give notice of the proposal to the relevant consultees (and invite representations) in accordance with the Act; hold (and give notice of the proposal to the relevant consultees (and invite representations) in accordance with the Act; hold (and give notice of) a public meeting; and involve Education Scotland. 1.4 Following the period of consultation, the education authority must review the proposal in accordance with the Act and prepare (and publish) a consultation report in accordance with relevant sections of the Act. 1.5 There are five phases linked to a statutory education consultation. Only phases two to five apply as the consultation does not involve a closure of a rural school: • Phase two is the consultation period and production of report • Phase three is consideration and comment from Education Scotland; • Phase four is NLC reflection on Education Scotland comments and publication of final report. • Phase five is the council making a decision regarding recommendation 2. Report 2.1 The Council is progressing the schools new build programme and the investment linked to this proposal has been agreed as part of phase three of this programme. 2.2 The house building programme in this area provides an excellent opportunity for North Lanarkshire to bring forward a new school, on a campus that already accommodates exceptional sports facilities (Ravenscraig Sports Facility) and FE learning facilities (New College Lanarkshire). The new school will enhance the offering in this area, through the provision of 21st Century learning and teaching facilities. This, along with the new play park within the wider campus, will provide facilities that not only serve the local residents, but the wider population of North Lanarkshire through integrated active travel connections. 2.3 This proposal will help deliver the ambition outlined in the Plan for North Lanarkshire, through the Programme of Works: Town and Community Hub Programme (POW046); and School Modernisation Programme (POW047), and our delivery of new investment for our communities. 2.4 The need for a new non-denominational school in the Ravenscraig area is directly linked to the current and anticipated house building in the Ravenscraig area. All
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developers building in this area are contributing, through developer contribution, to the costs associated with this new build primary school. 2.5 A statutory consultation is required to determine if this proposal can proceed. The proposal, in the form of a statutory education consultation document, is attached at Appendix 1 and permission is sought from Committee to carry out this further consultation. 3. Measures of success N/A 4. Supporting documentation 4.1 Appendix 1 – Education and Families Committee Paper 25/02/20 Proposal to alter existing non-denominational catchment area within the Ravenscraig area and Proposal for a new build denominational primary school within the Ravenscraig area. https://mars.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/egenda/images/att93283.pdf 4.2 Appendix 2 - Schematic of proposed change in location. Gerard McLaughlin Head of Education (North)
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Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality-and-fairer- scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☒ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Financial Solutions? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☒ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People and Organisational Development? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic Solutions? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Consultation on these issues is a statutory matter. 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact
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Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for technology, has an assessment been carried out (or scheduled) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Consultation with schools, parents and other stakeholders. 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed?
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For Information Only Town: Title: For Information Only Scale 1: Date: LOCATION PLAN - For Information Only ENTERPRISE & COMMUNITIES CARTOGRAPHIC & MAPPING SERVICES Reproduced from or based upon Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright Reserved. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. O.S. Licence Number LA 100023396 Head of Asset & Procurement Solutions North Lanarkshire Council Fleming House 2 Tryst Road, Cumbernauld G67 1JW