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WYEBRIDGE ACADEMY - OUTLINE BUSINESS CASE

03/04/2008 - WYEBRIDGE ACADEMY - OUTLINE BUSINESS CASE

THAT  (a)        the draft Outline Business Case for the creation of an Academy at Wyebridge Sports College be approved for submission to the Secretary of State, on the strict understanding that all capital costs associated with the project are met from within DCSF grant (£21,939,195) and that the Academy will be funded after the initial start up period on the same basis of other schools in the county;

(b)               the relocation of a temporary unit on the Wyebridge site as an alternative provision for Redhill Residents Association be approved in principle, subject to a successful bid being made to the capital programme to secure the necessary funding, estimated at £80,000;

(c)               the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council & Partnership for Schools be authorised, thereby agreeing the use of the National Academy Framework for the procurement of the construction of the buildings be approved; and

(d)               the engagement of Navigant Consultants to implement the next stage of the project at the cost of £107,000 be approved.