West Wight School Implementation

Dear parents/carers

The LA have recently responded to an enquiry regarding the proposed building programme at All Saints from a Cllr and have shared the detail with us. We have published this on our website for your information.

Best wishes

Carla Bradshaw

From Richard Vaughan, Deputy Head of Strategic Development to IOW Cllr (not named)

Progress on securing the required funding for the new school is making very positive progress. As has been discussed in the past the DfE Priority School Building Program (PSBP2) is a national programme and therefore, follows a defined process which cannot be deviated from.

The All Saints’ site along with several other school sites across the Island have for some time been due for investment through PSBP2. The initial proposal from the DfE was to invest circa £2m in to the site, this would have seen some demolition of existing structures and a small amount of new build and refurbishment. Through extended negotiation with the DfE we have managed to move them from what they initially planned, to a new school option. This will see 95% of the existing structure demolished and then rebuilt. The only existing part of the school to be retained would be the original frontage and this only after significant refurbishment.

Over many months, along with DfE colleagues we have worked up a costed solution that we collectively believe will deliver what is required to support long-term primary education on the Freshwater site. This is now in the form of an Outline Business Case (OBC) and is with the DfE Capital Director for sign-off. It is possible this will be achieved by the end of the week subject to any questions he might have. Once the OBC is approved we move in to a detailed design phase, this will culminate in a planning application to the IoW council later this year. The next stage is to then tender the project and agree a final cost figure upon tender return with the DfE. This is the figure the new school must then be delivered for.

The DfE as part of the PSPB2 process don’t send out notes saying something is agreed until you reach the OBC stage, up until that point they and us are building a case for investment, this we have done. The one comment I can offer at this point from the DfE came from the PSPB2 Program Director, in a recent phone conversation we had he was happy to state that ‘ we’re in a very positive position and the speed of progress to date had be exceptional’.

As soon as we have sign off to the OBC I will ensure the news is shared fully with all stakeholders. To that end, the Implementation Groups which will oversee the closure of All Saints’ and relocation of Yarmouth Pri are developing a communication strategy that will ensure news and progress is shared on a regular basis through all possible channels.

I do understand the frustration that exists in some areas at this point however, do please reassure the Parish Council that progress is being made and the first major milestone should shortly be achieved.

Yarmouth Executive Summary 28.01.2020

Implementation meetings introduction final v2

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West Wight School Implementation Notices

Dear Parents and Carers

We have now had a first meeting with the Local Authority. These meetings will be referred to as implementation
meetings moving forward. This meeting was in the first instance to introduce the various parties to each other
and briefly look at a number of areas, such as Finance, Building, HR, Admissions, etc. which will be relevant in
the next phase. No decisions were made at this meeting, however agreements regarding communications were
reached, a summary of which is below. The plan is to hold a meeting approximately every 6 weeks.

We established the protocol for sharing information with the school and wider communities as we all recognise
the importance of good communication. In brief, following each meeting, an Executive Summary will be produced,
agreed and shared within two weeks. We will have a page on our website with a link to the IOW Council website
where the Executive Summary will be maintained. We also intend to publish a Frequently Asked Questions
document on our website and the Council Website and would encourage you to let us know any (new) questions
you may have which we will look to have answered at the next meeting. We hope this will give you quick and
accurate updates on the process and other pertinent information via the FAQ document. Questions can be sent
to: questions@yarmouthceprimary.co.uk or handed into the school office.

Best wishes Carla Bradshaw – Chair of Governors

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Click to download-

Letter to parents re outcome 14 January 2020

Press release 14-1-2020 FINAL

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 06-01-2020

Consultation December 2019 Extension

Letter Re Consultation Dec 2019

Yarmouth information poster 11-12-19

18. November 2019 GB Consultation Final

Yarmouth Parents meeting Minutes 04.10.2019

17. October 2019 West Wight All Saints PN