Issue - meetings

Report FSD15019

On 11^th February 2015, the Council’s Executive received the 3^rd quarterly capital monitoring report for 2014/15 and agreed a revised Capital Programme for the five year period 2014/15 to 2018/19, which included new capital schemes supported by Council Directors as part of the annual capital review process for approval.  The Sub-Committee considered a report outlining the changes agreed by the Council’s Executive in respect of the Capital Programme for the Education Portfolio.

In considering the Capital Programme for the Education Portfolio, the Chairman noted that the Glebe School expansion project was currently on target and was expected to be completed by September 2015.  It was anticipated that the refurbishment of Beacon House to deliver a new alternative provision offering a wide variety of vocational courses at Key Stage 4 and 5 to both male and female pupils identified as having social, emotional and mental health difficulties would be completed in time for the 2016/17 academic year.  The Portfolio Holder for Education advised Members that work was being undertaken with Langley Park School for Boys and Langley Park School for Girls around the possibility of utilising the school sites to deliver Bromley Youth Music Trust services in future.

RESOLVED that the revised Capital Programme agreed by the Council’s Executive on 11^th February 2015 be recommended to the Portfolio Holder for Education for approval.