The publication scheme guides you to information which we currently publish (or have recently published) or which we will publish in the future. This is split into categories of information known as ‘classes’. These are contained in section 6 of this scheme. The classes of information that we undertake to make available are organised into four broad topic areas:
– information published in the Governors' Annual Report and in other governing body documents.
– information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.
- information about policies that relate to the school in general.
If you require a paper version of any of the documents within the scheme, please contact the school by telephone, email or letter. Contact details are set out below.
The statutory contents of the school prospectus are as follows, (other items may be included in the prospectus at the school’s discretion):
· details of any affiliations with a particular religion or religious denomination, the religious education provided, parents' right to withdraw their child from religious education and collective worship and the alternative provision for those pupils
· information about the school's policy on providing for pupils with special educational needs
· number of pupils on roll and rates of pupils’ authorised and unauthorised absences
· National Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages, with national summary figures
Governors’ Annual ReportThe statutory contents of the governors’ annual report to parents are as follows, (other items may be included in the annual report at the school’s discretion):
· details of the governing body membership, including name and address of chair and clerk
· a statement on progress in implementing the action plan drawn up following an inspection
· a financial statement, including gifts made to the school and amounts paid to governors for expenses
· a description of the school’s arrangements for security of pupils staff and the premises
· information about the implementation of the governing body’s policy on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and any changes to the policy during the last year
· a description of the arrangements for the admission of pupils with disabilities; details of steps to prevent disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils; details of existing facilities to assist access to the school by pupils with disabilities; the accessibility plan covering future policies for increasing access by those with disabilities to the school
· a statement of policy on whole staff development identifying how teachers’ professional development impacts on teaching and learning
· number of pupils on roll and rates of pupils’ authorised and unauthorised absence
· National Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages, with national summary figures
· a statement of the extent to which proposals in the post- inspection action plan have been carried into effect
Instrument of Government· The name of the school
· The category of the school
· The name of the governing body
· The manner in which the governing body is constituted
· The term of office of each category of governor if less than 4 years
· The name of any body entitled to appoint any category of governor
· Details of any trust
· If the school has a religious character, a description of the ethos
· The date the instrument takes effect
Minutes [1] of meeting of the governing body and its committees
Agreed minutes of meetings of the governing body and its committees
[current and last full academic school year]Pupils & Curriculum Policies - This section gives access to information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.
Home – school agreementStatement of the school’s aims and values, the school’s responsibilities, the parental responsibilities and the school’s expectations of its pupils for example homework arrangements
Curriculum PolicyStatement on following the policy for the secular curriculum subjects and religious education and schemes of work and syllabuses currently used by the school
Sex Education Policy
Statement of policy with regard to sex and relationship education
Special Education Needs Policy
Information about the school's policy on providing for pupils with special educational needs
Accessibility Plans
Plan for increasing participation of disabled pupils in the school’s curriculum, improving the accessibility of the physical environment and improving delivery of information to disabled pupils.
Race Equality PolicyStatement of policy for promoting race equality
Collective Worship
Statement of arrangements for the required daily act of collective worship
Child Protection Policy
Statement of policy for safeguarding and promoting welfare of pupils at the school.
Pupil Discipline
Statement of general principles on behaviour and discipline and of measures taken by the head teacher to prevent bullying.
School Policies and other information related to the school - This section gives access to information about policies that relate to the school in general.
Published reports of Ofsted referring expressly to the schoolPublished report of the last inspection of the school and the summary of the report and where appropriate inspection reports of religious education in those schools designated as having a religious character
Post-Ofsted inspection action plan
A plan setting out the actions required following the last Ofsted inspection and where appropriate an action plan following inspection of religious education where the school is designated as having a religious character
Charging and Remissions PoliciesA statement of the school’s policy with respect to charges and remissions for any optional extra or board and lodging for which charges are permitted, for example school publications, music tuition, trips
School session times and term dates
Details of school session and dates of school terms and holidays
Health and Safety Policy and risk assessment
Statement of general policy with respect to health and safety at work of employees (and others) and the organisation and arrangements for carrying out the policy
Complaints procedure
Statement of procedures for dealing with complaints
Performance Management of Staff
Statement of procedures adopted by the governing body relating to the performance management of staff and the annual report of the head teacher on the effectiveness of appraisal procedures
Staff Conduct, Discipline and GrievanceStatement of procedure for regulating conduct and discipline of school staff and procedures by which staff may seek redress for grievance
Curriculum circulars and statutory instruments
Any statutory instruments, departmental circulars and administrative memoranda sent by the Department of Education and Skills to the head teacher or governing body relating to the curriculum
Annex A - Other documents
Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request
7. Feedback and Complaints We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have about the scheme. If you want to make any comments about this publication scheme or if you require further assistance or wish to make a complaint then initially this should be addressed to
the headteacher
If you are not satisfied with the assistance that you get or if we have not been able to resolve your complaint and you feel that a formal complaint needs to be made then this should be addressed to the Information Commissioner’s Office. This is the organisation that ensures compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and that deals with formal complaints. They can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
or
Enquiry/Information Line: 01625 545 700
E Mail: publications@ic-foi.demon.co.uk.
Website : www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
[1] Some information might be confidential or otherwise exempt from the publication by law – we cannot therefore publish this
