Amalgamation of Kimberley and Fairoak nurseries

Newport City Council consulted on the proposal to:

Amalgamate Kimberley Nursery School and Fairoak Nursery School into a single school on the current Fairoak Nursery School site from September 2021.

Download the Report to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills (pdf)

Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)

Download the Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)

Consultation

The consultation ended midnight, Friday 11 September 2020

The consultation process represented an opportunity for people to learn about the proposal, ask questions and make comments that were recorded and summarised in a consultation report which is published below.

Download the full formal consultation document (pdf)

Download the everyday summary version of the consultation document (pdf)  

Any negative responses made during this consultation period were not counted as objections to the proposal but as adverse comments.

Objections to a proposal can only be registered after the publication of a statutory notice which is the second stage in the proposal.

The consultation ended midnight, Friday 11 September 2020.

Consultation report

Download the Consultation Report (pdf) which summarises the consultation and engagement process, comments received and the council’s response.

Publication of Statutory Notice

The Cabinet Member considered all views expressed and responses received during the formal consultation process and decided to proceed with the proposal to statutory notice stage.

Statutory Notice Period 1 December 2020 – 6 January 2021

The statutory notice period allowed people to express their views in support of or objection to the proposal.

Download the Statutory Notice (pdf) 

Download the Report to the Cabinet Member (pdf) 

Download the updated Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf) 

Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf) 

Determination

The consultation passed through the statutory notice stage without objection and therefore a final decision was taken by Newport City Council’s Cabinet Member for Education & Skills.

Final Decision

Newport City Council’s Cabinet Member for Education & Skills has made the decision to implement the proposal to amalgamate Fairoak Nursery School and Kimberley Nursery School into a single school on the current Fairoak Nursery School site from September 2021.

Download the Report to the Cabinet Member for Education & Skills (pdf)

Download the updated Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)

Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)

Download the Final Decision Notification Letter (pdf)