Sentences with phrase «school place planning»

This dataset shows projected pupil growth in local authorities and school place planning zones, based on NHS live birth data and internal migration data, and capacity in existing schools.

Local authorities will keep their own school place planning data which may differ significantly, and should be contacted directly if you wish to request this.

Whilst the last few years have seen a significant change in the role of the local education authority (LEA), successive governments have still seen fit to ensure the responsibility for school place planning still rests with the local authority.

The Liberal Democrats are very specific on where they stand in relation to the issue: proposing to give democratically accountable local authorities clear responsibility for local school place planning.

Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «The government has been clear that councils will have a continuing role in school place planning, school admissions and protecting the needs of the most vulnerable children, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

The report, Whole System Reform: England's Schools and the Middle Tier argues that the rapid spread of academies and free schools has created an increasingly fragmented school system which has led to inadequate school place planning and a lack of robust and transparent quality assurance for new school providers.

«Whilst councils struggle to provide school places for children and young people, millions of pounds have been spent on free schools which have undermined local authorities» ability to undertake school place planning.

«I have challenged the government on their failure to recruit enough teachers, their failure on school place planning and highlighted the huge budget pressures schools are now facing.

«They are the victims of a system of school place planning and admissions that in the last few years has become increasingly chaotic as a result of Government policy which is fragmenting the education system.

There are plans to build 1900 houses here and when I asked my local LA about school place planning as our local schools are full I got a very non commital reply.

The manifesto also says that the Lib Dems would put a stop to the planned expansion of grammar schools and give local authorities «clear responsibility for local school places planning».

But more fundamentally, if local authorities have the responsibility for school place planning but no ability to require academies to take more pupils, then there will not be the sufficient places we need.

The Local Government Association's report, The Council Role in School Place Planning, outlines the challenges facing England's local authorities as pupil numbers rise.

What is certain is that turning back the clock now and restoring some semblance of local control with regard to school places planning will be both costly and complex.

It comes after the National Audit Office warned that deterioration in the condition of the school estate is a «significant risk to long - term value for money», and questioned the government's approach to school places planning.

The NFER's report found that although RSCs were not responsible for school place planning, the increasing pressure on school capacity provided «an important backdrop to their role», and was «likely to exacerbate their challenges».

Representatives of the Council will include the Director of Education and Early Years, Elected Members, Head of Access and School Place Planning and Head of School Performance.

Capital spending on schools reached # 4.5 billion in 2015 - 16, but the NAO says the forecast deterioration in the condition of the school estate is a «significant risk to long - term value for money», and has questioned the government's approach to school places planning.

Capital investment and school place planning is a «long term endeavour», Barnes added, but, she said, Ofsted judgments «can and do change over time».