Academy Decision for Oxford School to be Scrutinised
August 13, 2010 3:56 PM
Liberal Democrat Councillors are leading a call in of the decision to continue with the legal process to turn Oxford School into an academy, with support from Labour and Green Councillors.
Speaking at the Cabinet meeting that decided to publish the legal notice of the change in September, Lib Dem Cllr Altaf Khan argued that the decision was premature and should wait for the start of the new school year so that discussions could take place with neighbouring schools about collaborative working. Also, it is not known whether the money needed for building works will be available from Government until after the Comprehensive Spending Review which is taking place at the moment; the results will not be announced until October.
Altaf said, "There needs to be a properly thought out decision; there is no need for this rush. Things could change in September. We know that other schools might want to go into some sort of collaboration with Oxford School but discussions cannot go on at the moment because they are on holiday."
A Scrutiny Committee meeting will now be set up to consider the decision and to decide whether to confirm it or ask the Cabinet to think again.
UPDATE: 16.30 Call in now to be heard at meeting of Children's Services Scrutiny Committee at 2pm on Tuesday 31st August.
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