The Education (New Secondary School Proposals) (England) Regulations 2006

Regulation 8

PART 2 INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN PUBLISHED PROPOSALS TO ESTABLISH A SECONDARY SCHOOL WHERE THE PROPOSER IS THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY

1.  The name of the local education authority submitting the proposals together with the name and address of the person to whom enquiries should be sent.

2.  Whether the school is to be a community or foundation school.

3.  The area or particular community or communities the school is expected to serve.

4.  The proposed ethos of the school.

5.  Whether the proposed school will have any specialisms on implementation and whether the local education authority intends to apply to the Secretary of State for the school to be a specialist school from implementation.

6.  Information on how the school would contribute to enhancing the diversity and quality of education in the area.

7.  Information on how the school will help to raise the quality and standard of education in the area and contribute to school improvement.

8.  Information on the extended services which will be provided.

9.  Information on how the proposals will contribute to enabling children and young people to: be healthy; stay safe; enjoy and achieve; make a positive contribution to the community and society and achieve economic well-being.

10.  The following information relating to the proposals—

(a) how the school will promote and contribute to community cohesion;

(b) how the school will increase inclusion and equality of access for all social groups; and

(c) how the school will collaborate with other schools, colleges and training providers.

11.  An indication of the admission arrangements and over-subscription criteria for the proposed school.

12.  Confirmation that the size, age-range and admission number of the school will be in line with the specification in the notice, or, if this is not the case, the proposed details.

13.  The date on which the proposals are planned to be implemented, or where the proposals are planned to be implemented in stages, the date on which each stage is planned to be implemented.

14.—(1) Information as to whether the school will have provision that is recognised by the local education authority as reserved for children with special educational needs and, if so, the nature of such provision and the proposed number of pupils for whom such provision is to be made.

(2) Details of the proposed policy of the school relating to the education of pupils with special educational needs.

15.  Where it is proposed that the school will provide sixth form education, how the proposals will—

(a) improve the educational or training achievements;

(b) increase participation in education or training; or

(c) expand the range of educational or training opportunities

for 16-19 year olds in the area.

16.  Whether the new school will admit pupils of both sexes or boys only or girls only and, in the case of a single sex school where it is intended to provide sixth form education, whether both sexes or boys or girls only are to be admitted to the sixth form.

17.  The proposed arrangements for transport of pupils to the school.

18.  Details of any proposals for the school to be federated with one or more schools (by virtue of sections 24 and 74(1) of the 2002 Act).

19.  Confirmation that the school will meet the general requirements in relation to curriculum contained in section 78 of the 2002 Act and an outline of any provision that will be in addition to the basic curriculum required by section 80 to the 2002 Act.

20.  An outline of the proposed senior staffing at the school.

21.  Where the school is to be a foundation school a statement as to whether the school—

(a) will have a foundation established otherwise than under the 1998 Act and if so the identity of that foundation;

(b) will belong to a group of schools for which a foundation body acts under section 21 of the 1998 Act; or

(c) will not fall within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

22.  Whether it is proposed that the new admission arrangements for the school will make provision for selection by ability as is mentioned in section 101 of the 1998 Act (pupil banding).