1. Swale Governor Briefing: Area Education Officer Update: 13 October 2015 Marisa White – Area Education Officer (East Kent)

2. Discussion Topics Review of 2015-19 Commissioning Plan –Progress of implementing proposals – Sept 15 –Forecasting accuracy –Targets Draft 2016-20 Commissioning Plan - Headlines

3. Review of 2015-19 Commissioning Plan By September 2015 1FE relocation and expansion of Tunstall CE Primary School 1FE expansion of Iwade Community Primary School IFE expansion of Halfway Houses Primary School 1FE expansion of Rose Street School 2FE new Primary school at Thistle Hill

4. Review of 2015-19 Commissioning Plan By September 2015 – temporary places 30 temporary places across Years 4 and 5 in the Halfway and Minster planning area –Added 30 temporary places in Year 3 at Minster Primary –Adding 30 Year 3/4 places at new Thistle Hill Academy –Working with the schools on Sheppey to provide additional Year 5 and 6 places

5. Forecast Reception Year 2014/15 1911 Actual Reception Year January 2015 1888 Forecast Primary Roll 2014/15 12159 Actual Primary Roll January 201512119 The Reception Year forecast was 1.2% higher than actual roll January 2015, which is marginally outside the aspired tolerance level of plus or minus 1%. Total primary roll forecasts were 0.3% higher than actual roll, demonstrating a high degree of accuracy. Forecasting Accuracy – Primary

6. Forecast Year 7 2014/15 1536 Actual Year 7 January 2015 1513 Forecast Secondary Roll 2014/15 7654 Actual Secondary Roll January 20157588 The Year 7 forecast was1.5% higher than the actual roll at January 2015, which is marginally above the aspired tolerance level of plus or minus 1%. The total Secondary roll forecast was 0.9% higher than the actual roll at January 2015. Forecasting Accuracy – Secondary

7. Targets Maintain between 5% and 7% surplus capacity in each District: Reception Year:Years R – 6: January 20152.2%January 20152.9% Year 7:Years 7 – 11: January 201510.2%January 20158.4% Across Kent ensure that 85% of parents secure their first preference primary school and 84% secure their first preference secondary school: 85.8% of primary parents and 80.5% of secondary parents secured their first preference school. (93.4% secured their first or second preference school, against a target of 94%)

8. Primary 1FE expansion of West Minster Primary School from September 2016 1FE expansion at Teynham from 2017 1FE at Warden Bay by 2017 1FE at Bysing Wood Primary School from 2017 1FE expansion in North Sittingbourne by September 2017 Longer term linked to proposed housing development: 2FE on Quinton Road development.5 FE expansion at Murston (capacity for Stones Farm development) 1FE of a 2FE on Rushenden development 1FE in Faversham (if all the current developments coming forward proceed) Draft 2016-2020 Commissioning Plan Headlines

9. Secondary 2FE at Sittingbourne Community College from 2017. 3FE either temporary expansion of existing schools or a new school at Quinton Road if the site is available by 2019 SEN Provision 12-15 place SRBP at West Minster Primary School (SLCN) 12-15 place SRBP at Thistle Hill Academy Additional Year R places at Meadowfield School We are currently in the process of speaking to schools with regard to commissioning further Specialist Resource Base Provision (SRBP) and Satellite Provision in mainstream schools