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This is
Kingsbury School’s 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:
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The classes
of information which we publish or intend to publish;
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The manner
in which the information will be published; and
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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 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 and Objectives
The school aims to:
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Provide a broad and
balanced education that meets the needs of all students.
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Recognise, praise and
encourage the talents and achievements of all members of our school in
an atmosphere of high expectation which raises self esteem, self
confidence and self discipline.
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Recognise that every
member of the school community has equal worth and offer equal
opportunities for all.
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Help our students acquire
and develop a wide range of knowledge, skills and understanding which
can be used and developed throughout their lives.
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Encourage students to be
active, enthusiastic and independent learners who recognise that
learning is a life long experience.
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Encourage our students to
aim high.
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Encourage active
participation in the life of the school and the wider community.
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Promote and maintain high
standards of behaviour, morals and positive attitudes based on
tolerance, fairness and respect for the traditions, cultures and values
of others in school and society as a whole.
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Be a school in which all
who are associated with it have confidence and pride: a place to learn,
grow and develop.
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.
Pupils & Curriculum
– information about policies that relate to pupils and the
school
curriculum.
School Policies and other information
related to the school
– information about
policies that relate to the school in general.
4. How to request information
If you require a paper version of any of
the documents within the scheme, please contact the school by telephone,
email, fax or letter. Contact details are set out below.
Email:
admin@4111.wgfl.net
Tel: 01827
872316
Fax: 01827
873814
Contact address: Kingsbury School,
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Tamworth B78 2LF
To help us process your request quickly,
please clearly mark any correspondence “PUBLICATION SCHEME REQUEST”
(in CAPITALS please).
If the information you’re looking for
isn’t available via the scheme you can still contact the school to ask
if we have it.
5. Paying for information
Single copies of information covered by
this publication are provided free unless stated otherwise in section
6. If your request means that we have to do a lot of photocopying or
printing, or pay a large postage charge, or is for a priced item such as
some printed publications or videos we will let you know the cost before
fulfilling your request. Where there is a charge this will be indicated
by a £ sign in the description box.
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, Kingsbury School, Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Tamworth B78
2LF.
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
Email:
publications@ic-foi.demon.co.uk
Website:
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
6. Classes of Information
Currently Published
School Prospectus
– this section sets out information published in the school prospectus.
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Class |
Description |
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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):
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The
name, address and telephone number of the school, and the
type of school
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The
names of the head teacher and chair of governors
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Information on the school policy on admissions
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A
statement of the school’s ethos and values
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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
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Information about the school’s policy on providing for
pupils with special educational needs
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Number
of pupils on roll and rates of pupils’ authorised and
unauthorised absences
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National
Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages,
with national summary figures
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GCSE/GNVQ
results in the school, locally and nationally
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A
summary of GCE A/AS level results in the school and
nationally
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The
number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving other
vocational qualifications
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The
destinations of school leavers*
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The
arrangements for visits to the school by prospective parents
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The
number of places for pupils of normal age of entry in the
preceding school year and the number of written applications
/ preferences expressed for those places
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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.
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Class |
Description |
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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):
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Details
of the governing body membership, including name and address
of chair and clerk
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A
statement on progress in implementing the action plan drawn
up following an inspection
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A
financial statement, including gifts made to the school and
amounts paid to governors for expenses
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A
description of the school’s arrangements for security of
pupils, staff and the premises
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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
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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
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A
statement of policy on whole staff development identifying
how teachers’ professional development impacts of teaching
and learning
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Number
of pupils on roll and rates of pupils’ authorised and
unauthorised absence
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National
Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages,
with national summary figures
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GCSE/GNVQ
results in the school, locally and nationally
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GCE A/AS
and vocational qualification results in the school and
nationally
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The
number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving other
vocational qualifications
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The
destinations of school leavers*
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A
statement of the extent to which proposals in the
post-inspection action plan have been carried into effect
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Instrument of Government |
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The name
of the school
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The
category of the school
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The name
of the governing body
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The
manner in which the governing body is constituted
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The term
of office of each category of governor is less than 4 years
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The name
of any body entitled to appoint any category of governor
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Details
of any trust
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If the
school has a religious character, a description of the ethos
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The date
the instrument takes effect
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Minutes 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
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Class |
Description |
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Home – school agreement |
Statement 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 |
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Curriculum Policy |
Statement of following the
policy for the secular curriculum subjects and religious
education and schemes of work and syllabuses currently used by
the school
£ |
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Sex Education Policy |
Statement of policy with regard
to sex and relationship education
£ |
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Special Educational Needs Policy |
Information about the school’s
policy on providing for pupils with special educational
needs
£
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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
£ |
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Race Equality Policy |
Statement of policy for
promoting race equality
£ |
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Collective Worship |
Statement of arrangements for
the required daily act of collective worship
£ |
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Careers Education Policy |
Statement of careers education
provided for Key 4
£
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Child Protection Policy |
Statement for policy for
safeguarding and promoting welfare of pupils at the school
(from March 2004)
£
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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
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Class |
Description |
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Published reports of Ofsted
referring expressly to the school |
Published 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
£ |
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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
£
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Charging and Remissions Policies |
A statement of the school’s
policy with respect to charges and remissions for any optional
extra of board and lodging for which charges are permitted, for
example school publications, music tuition, trips
£
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Schools session times and term
dates |
Details of school session and
dates of school terms and holidays
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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
£ |
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Complaints procedure |
Statement of procedures for
dealing with complaints
£ |
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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
£
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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
£ |
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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
£
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Annex A – Other documents |
Annex A provides a list of other
documents that are held by the school and are available on
request
£
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*Some
information might be confidential or otherwise exempt from the
publication by law – we cannot therefore publish this.
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