Freedom
of Information Policy
Marchwood C of E Infant School
Publication Scheme
This scheme details information available under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000
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 and Objectives
The school aims are detailed in the school Vision Statement. 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:
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School Prospectus: |
Information published in the school prospectus. |
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Governors Documents: |
Information published in the Governors Annual Report and in other
governing body documents. |
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Pupils & Curriculum: |
Information about policies that relate to pupils and the school
curriculum. |
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School Policies and other information related to the school
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Information about policies that relate to the school in
general. |
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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.
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Contact Address: |
Twiggs Lane, Marchwood , Southampton, SO40 4ZE |
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Telephone: |
02380 868819 |
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Facsimile: |
02380 663723 |
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 and isn't on our website, you can still contact the school to ask if
we have it.
Our website is www.marchwood-inf.hants.sch.uk
1 Paying
for information
Information published on our website is free, although you may incur
costs from your Internet service provider. If you don't have Internet access,
you can access our website using a local library or an Internet cafe.
If you require paper copies of information, charges will be as
detailed in the school Charging Policy. Those policies that incur a charge are
identified by £, and those that are free by f.
1 Classes of Information Currently Published
1.1 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):
- 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 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
- the arrangements for visits to the
school by prospective parents
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f |
1.2 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):
- 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
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f |
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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
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f |
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Class |
Description |
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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) |
£ |
1.3 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 Policy and Agreement |
Statement of the school's aims and values, the school's
responsibilities, the parental responsibilities and the schoo's expectations of
its pupils for example homework arrangements |
f |
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Curriculum Policy and Subject Policies |
Statement on following the policy for the secular curriculum subjects
and religious education and schemes of work and syllabuses currently used by the
school |
f |
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Sex and Relationships Education Policy |
Statement of policy with regard to sex and relationship
education |
f |
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Special Education Needs Policy |
Information about the school's policy on providing for pupils with
special educational needs
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f |
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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. |
f |
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Race Relations Policy |
Statement of policy for promoting race equality |
f |
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Collective Worship |
Statement of arrangements for the required daily act of collective
worship |
f |
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Child Protection Policy |
Statement of policy for safeguarding and promoting welfare of pupils
at the school. |
f |
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Behaviour Policy (incl. Bullying Policy, Restraint) |
Statement of general principles on management of behaviour and
discipline and of measures taken by the school to prevent
bullying. |
f |
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Attendance Policy |
Policy and procedures for monitoring pupils
attendance. |
f |
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Assessment and Recording (incl. Marking Policy) |
Policy on assessing and recording pupil progress. |
f |
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Complaints Against the Curriculum Policy |
School procedure on handling complaints against the
curriculum. |
f |
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Drugs Education Policy |
Policy on educating pupils on safe use of drugs. |
f |
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Early Years |
Statement of provision for children in Foundation
Stage |
f |
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Environment Policy |
School Statement on effective use of the environment. |
f |
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Class |
Description |
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Internet Policy |
Guidelines on use of the internet within the school. |
f |
1.4 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 Policy |
A statement of the school's policy with respect to charges, for
example school publications, music tuition, trips etc. |
f |
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School session times and term dates |
Details of school session and dates of school terms and
holidays |
f |
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Health and Safety Policy (incl. Fire Safety, First Aid, No
Smoking) |
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 |
f |
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Performance Management Policy (incl. Monitoring and
Pay) |
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 Discipline and Grievance Policies. |
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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£ |
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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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Able Child Policy |
Information of schools policy on providing pupils identified as able
or talented. |
f |
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Absence Policy (incl. unpaid absence) |
Policy and procedures for monitoring staff absence. |
f |
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Community Use Policy (incl. Letting) |
School policy on management of community use of the
school. |
f |
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Continuous Professional Development Policy (incl. NQT
policy) |
Policy on professional development of the staff. |
f |
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Class |
Description |
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Equal Opportunities Policy |
Statement of policy promoting equal opportunities within whole
school. |
f |
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Financial Administration Policy |
Statement of schools policy on managing finances. |
f |
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Governor policies (incl. expensed, training, visits) |
Statements relating to the governors and their role within the
school. |
f |
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Liaison Policy |
Policy and procedures for encouraging good liaison between the infant
and junior school. |
f |
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Security Policy |
Procedures and policy on ensuring a safe and secure school
environment. |
f |
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School Vision Statement |
Statement of aims and values of the school (incl. school
prospectus) |
f |
2 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
Some information might be confidential or otherwise exempt from the
publication by law. We cannot therefore publish this.
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