Agenda

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Outline Business Case for The Replacement School Buildings for Astley High and Whytrig Middle Schools

To request Cabinet’s approval of the Outline Business Case (OBC) to provide new school buildings for Astley High School and Whytrig Middle School.

An outline capital allocation for investment in Education has already been made within the Council’s medium term capital programme.  The Outline Business Case seeks to confirm the estimate of capital required for the proposed scheme, being £37,097,84.

The report of the FACS OSC on this matter will be circulated when the Committee has met.

Adopting a New Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education

To outline the process of designing a new agreed syllabus for Religious Education

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.