Questions have been asked about when Reading Borough Council knew that Wokingham Borough Council were going to propose changes to the Maiden Erlegh Catchment Area.
Jon Hartley, Labour Councillor; Park Ward, has asked Reading Officers to confirm when they were aware of the changes. They confirm that Wokingham advised them in June that changes to the catchment area were proposed. While not for now, as we are where we are, however this date asks questions of Tory Councillor Mark Ralph's commitment to Reading's residents as this would have been one of the first things across his desk in coming to his role as Lead Councillor for education.
The officer's full response to Jon's question is attached below for your information.
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From: Wright, Anna
Date: 30 September 2010 13:35
Subject: RE: Reading Borough Council involvement in Wokingham's
Designated Area Review
To: "Hartley, JonX">
Dear Jon
I have consulted with colleagues and can clarify that we were invited to
an initial meeting at Wokingham to discuss their review on 26 March
2010. Noone from Reading went to that meeting as it was billed as a set
up meeting covering terms of reference etc. The papers were circulated,
but no proposals for change were contained in them and the meeting just
covered background information.
The next meeting officers attended was on 13 May 2010 when the over
subscription criteria were discussed and the focus was on Wokingham town
centre schools in the main, in particular Holt and Forest.
The meeting concerning designated areas for all Wokingham secondary
schools was held on 10 June 2010 and at this meeting we first learned
Wokingham's plans for changing the DA of Maiden Erlegh.
Best wishes
Anna
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Anna Wright
Director of Education and Children's Services
Reading Borough Council
