DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION NOTICE

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION NOTICE
DIOCESE OF DURHAM VENERABLE BEDE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, ALSO KNOWN AS RYHOPE OLD SCHOOL PROPOSED ORDER UNDER SECTION 554 AND 556 OF THE EDUCATION ACT 1996 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. That the Secretary of State for Education proposes to make an order under sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996 in respect of the above mentioned Church of England educational foundation. The purpose of sections 554 and 556 is to enable the assets of discontinued denominational voluntary schools to be applied for the benefit of new and continuing voluntary schools and foundation schools of the same denomination within the state system of education. The order will, where appropriate, authorise the sale of the premises described. 2. That under sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996 any person interested may within one month after the date of this Notice make representations on the proposed order in writing to the Secretary of State at the Department’s address given below. A copy of the draft order may be inspected from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 4pm at Cuthbert House, Stonebridge Lane, Durham DH1 3RY. Additional copies can be obtained from the Department for Education, Real Estate Team, Bishopsgate House, Darlington, DL1 5QE. Dated 4th September 2019