Issue - meetings

Consider report by Service Director, Children and Young People.  (Copy attached.)

          JEDBURGH INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING CAMPUS CONSULTATION OUTCOME REPORT

With reference to paragraph 2 of the Minute of 6 September 2016, there had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director, Children and Young people which sought agreement to recommend to Council the proposal to build an Intergenerational Learning Campus in Jedburgh and formally close the Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Specialist Provision in Jedburgh, following the completion of a public consultation process as set out in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (as amended).  The report explained the following the completion of the statutory consultation, a Consultation Report in respect of the proposals was prepared and published on 16 October 2017.  The Consultation Report was contained in Appendix 1 to the report.  Consideration of this report was undertaken as part of the wider discussion on the School Estate contained in Paragraph 4 above.

DECISION

*        AGREED TO RECOMMEND to Scottish Borders Council that:-

(a)     an Intergenerational Learning Campus was built in Jedburgh;

(b)     Howdenburn Primary School was permanently closed;

(c)     Howdenburn Nursery was permanently closed;

(d)     Parkside Primary School was permanently closed;

(e)     Parkside Nursery was permanently closed;

(f)      Jedburgh Grammar School is permanently closed;

(g)     Howdenburn Schoolhouse was permanently closed with the educational support for secondary aged pupils with Additional Support Needs being transferred to the Intergenerational Learning Campus;

(h)     the policy regarding pupils from Ancrum Primary School transitioning to Parkside Primary School for Primary 6 and Primary 7 be amended to facilitate transition to the Intergenerational Learning Campus;

(i)      the  primary school catchment zones be rezoned from Howdenburn Primary School and Parkside Primary School to the Intergenerational Learning Campus;  and

(j)      the secondary school catchment zone be rezoned from Jedburgh Grammar School to the Intergenerational Learning Campus.