Decision Details

Capital expenditure in excess of £1m

On 26 May 2020, Cabinet:

1. Noted that Queensbury School, Wood End Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8BL will be converting to Academy status on or after 1st July 2020;

    

2. Noted that Queensbury School will be a Sponsored Academy and the sponsor is the Education Impact Academy Trust;

    

3. Noted that at the point of conversion Queensbury School is expected to have a small deficit balance of £58,068 and this will remain with the Local Authority at the point of conversion as outlined in the DFE Guidance entitled ‘Treatment of surplus and deficit balances when maintained schools become Academies’;

    

4. Authorised the grant and completion of the lease for Queensbury School to the Education Impact Academy Trust for 125 years substantially in the form of the model lease produced by the DfE at a peppercorn rent. The school site is identifiable as shown on the accompanying redline plan (in Appendix 2 of the report);

    

5. Authorised the completion of a Commercial Transfer Agreement to the Education Impact Academy Trust relating to the transfer of staff under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 and assets to the Academy Trust;

    

6. Approved the Full Business Case (Appendix 3 of the report) for the capital works at Queensbury School at a project cost not to exceed £2.046 million outlined in the Schedule of Works in Appendix 4 of the report;

    

7. Authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute and complete all necessary documents to give effect to the above decisions.

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