Consultation Ordered on Shepway School Closures

A report proposing the merger of Harcourt and Morehall Primary Schools and closure of Selsted CE Primary School has been presented to the School Organisation Advisory Board (SOAB) by the Area Education officer today. SOAB members have voted to put the report out to public consultation.

Kent County Council cabinet will next week consider this recommendation and decide whether the consultation should go ahead or the proposal should be dropped. Any public consultation would then take place, lasting around 6 weeks.

Related Links

• Report to the Schools Organisation Advisory Board, 18 May 2006 "Proposals for the Reduction of Surplus Capacity in Primary Schools in the Shepway District" [pdf]
• Harcourt Primary School Campaign
• School Organisation Advisory Board - 18 May 2006 - webcast from Kent County Council