Purpose

To enable Todwick Primary to extend the age
range of pupil that can be admitted from 4 to 11 years to 3 to 11
years.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

12/05/2025

 

Title:

Todwick Primary School – Request to
lower the age range to create a Foundation 1 class

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Nicola Curley Director
of children Services (DCS)

 

 

Details
of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of
Delegation.

 

Under the Council
scheme of delegation this decision can be administered under the
Officer Executive Decision Process.
 

According to Appendix 9 Responsibility for
Functions, Section 4C4 the Strategic Director of Children and Young
People’s Services is authorised to discharge executive
functions for: Education Place Planning.

Decision:

To extend the age of Todwick Primary School from 4
to 11 year olds to 3 to 11 year olds.

Reasons for the Decision:

This will allow the Local Authority to meet it
statutory duty to ensure that the is sufficient early years
provision.

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

This was the only school in the area that met the
requirements to apply for additional DfE capital funding to expand
provision (for which they were successful).  Creation of additional capacity elsewhere in the
locality would not have been viable without the additional DfE
capital.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member
consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

none

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

none

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit
as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which
relates to the decision:

none

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

none

Reports or parts of reports considered

Todwick Primary School – Request to
lower the age range to create a Foundation 1 class by Niall
Devlin.

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision for Todwick
Primary School to extend the age range from 4 to 11 years old to 3
to 11 years old.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:

 
 
 
 
Name: Nicola
Curley                                      
Job Title: Strategic Director,
Children & Young Peoples Service
Date: 12th May
2025