This
is Soham Village College Publication Scheme on information available
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The
governing body is responsible for maintenance of this scheme.
1.
Introduction: What a publication scheme is and why it has
been developed
One of the aims of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (which is referred to as FOIA in the rest of this
document) is that public
authorities,
including all maintained schools, should be clear and proactive
about the information they will make public.
To do this we must
produce a publication scheme, setting out:-
- The classes
of information which we publish or intend to publish;
- The manner
in which the information will be published; and
- Whether
the information is available free of charge or on payment.
The
scheme covers information already published and information
which is to be published in the future. All information
in our publication scheme is either available for you on
our website to download and
print off or available in paper form.
Some
information which we hold may not be made public, for example
personal information.
This
publication scheme conforms to the model scheme for schools approved
by the Information
Commissioner.
2. Aims
& Objectives
The school aims
to:-
-
enable every
child to fulfil their learning potential, with education that
meets the needs of each child,
-
help
every child develop the skills, knowledge and personal qualities
needed for life and work, and
this publication scheme is a means of showing
how
we are pursuing
these aims.
3. Categories of Information Published
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:-
School Prospectus -
Information
published in the school prospectus.
Governors' Documents - Information published in the Governors
Annual Report and in other governing body documents.
Students & Curriculum - Information about policies that relate
to students and the school curriculum.
School Policies and other information related to the school -
Information about policies that relate to the school in general.
4.
Classes of Information Currently Published
School
Prospectus
This
section sets out information published in the school
prospectus.
| Class |
Description |
| School
Prospectus |
The statutory contents of the school prospectus
are
as follows, (other items may be included in the prospectus
at the school's discretion):
- the
name, address and telephone number of the school, and the
type of school
- the
names of the head teacher and chair of governors
- information
on the school policy on admissions
- a
statement of the school's ethos and values
- 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 students
- information
about the school's policy on providing for
students with
special educational needs
- number
of students on roll and rates of students' authorised and unauthorised
absences
- National
Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages,
with national summary figures
- GCSE/GNVQ
results in the school, locally and nationally
- a
summary of GCE A/AS level results in the school and nationally
- the
number of students studying for and percentage achieving
other vocational qualifications
- the
destinations of school leavers1
- the
arrangements for visits to the school by prospective parents
- the
number of places for pupils of normal age of entry in
the preceding school year and the number of written appIications
/ preferences expressed for those places
|
Governors'
Annual Report and other information relating to the
governing body
This
section sets out information published in the Governors'
Annual Report and in other governing body documents.
| Class |
Description |
| Governors'
Annual Report |
The 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
students, staff
and the premises
- information
about the implementation of the governing body's policy on
students with special educational
needs (SEN) and any changes to
the policy during the last year
- a description
of the arrangements for the admission of students with disabilities;
details of steps to prevent
disabled students being treated less
favourably than other students; details of existing facilities to assist access
to the school
by students with disabilities; the accessibility plan covering
future policies for
increasing
|
1
Some information might be confidential or otherwise exempt from the
publication by
law - we cannot therefore publish this
| Class |
Description |
| Careers
Education |
Statement
of the programmes of careers education provided for Key Stage 4.
|
| Child
Protection Policy |
Statement
of policy for safeguarding and promoting welfare of students
at the school. (from March 2004) |
| Pupil
Discipline |
Statement
of general principles on behaviour and discipline an 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.
| Class |
Description |
| Published
reports of Ofsted referring expressly to the school |
Published
report of the last inspection of the school and the summary
of reports 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 Policies |
A 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 Grievance |
Statement
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 |
[** Information available on our website]
Our website is at (www.sohamcollege.org.uk)
Soham
Village College Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Annex
A - Further Documents held by the School
School
Policies |
Admissions
Policy
Assemblies
Awards and Competitions
Behaviour & Discipline
Bullying
Careers Education & Guidance
Charities & Fund Raising
Child Protection Policy
Child Protection Code of Conduct
College Profile
Communications
Community Education
Continuing Professional Development Curriculum
Display Policy
Emergencies
Examinations
Extra Curricular Activities
Finance and Stock
Grants to Pupils
Home & College Association
Homework Policy
Induction of New Staff |
Induction of Newly Qualified Teachers
Information & Communication
Technology
Initial Teacher Training
Job Description – Form Tutor
Job Description – Year Head
Lost Property
Meetings – Formal School
Personal Development
Prefects
Racial Equality
Resource Centre
Role of all Teachers
School Rules
Senior Staff - Responsibilities
Special Educational Needs
Staff Absence
Transfer Between Classes or Sets
Transport
Visits and Events
Work Experience
Working Day |
Governor
Policies
|
Admissions
Assessment for Learning
Bullying
Charges for Day School Activities
Child Protection Policy
Child Protection – Code of Conduct
College Development Plan
Curriculum
Curriculum Complaints
Drug Education |
Equal
Opportunities
Health Promotion
Pay Policy
Performance Management
Sex Education
Special Educational Needs
Staff Conditions of Service
Structure of Governing Body
Use of Premises & Lettings
Visiting Governors - Guidelines |
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