The Independent Educational Provision in England (Provision of Information) and Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) and Independent School Standards (Amendment) Regulations 2018

PART 2 Information required in an application

2.—(1) If the proprietor(1) is an individual—

(a) the individual’s full name and any previous names by which the individual has been known; and

(b) the individual’s usual residential address, telephone number, email address (if the individual has one), date of birth and national insurance number (if the individual has been allocated one).

(2) If the proprietor is a body of persons corporate or unincorporate—

(a) its name;

(b) the address, telephone number and email address (if the office has one) of its registered or principal office; and

(c) in relation to each member of the body of persons, including the chair of the body—

(i) the person’s full name and any previous names by which the person has been known; and

(ii) the person’s usual residential address, date of birth and national insurance number.

(3) The name and address of the school, its telephone number and its email address (if it has one).

(4) The name of the primary contact at the school and that person’s telephone number and email address (if the person has one).

(5) In relation to the proprietor or, if the proprietor is a body of persons corporate or incorporate, the chair of the body—

(a) a statement of the proprietor’s or, as the case may be, the chair’s employment history for the period of five years prior to the date on which the initial return is made containing, for each post—

(i) the name of the institution at which the post was held; and

(ii) the title of the post held;

(b) a photograph which is a current likeness of the proprietor or, as the case may be, the chair.

3.—(1) A statement that the school is either—

(a) an independent school; or

(b) an alternative provision Academy that is not an independent educational institution.

(2) The age range of students.

(3) The maximum number of students.

(4) Whether the school is for male students or female students or both.

(5) Whether the school provides accommodation for students or makes arrangements for the provision of such accommodation and, if so, the number of beds available for boarding students.

(6) Whether the school is specially organised to make special educational provision for students with special educational needs.

(7) If the school is within sub-paragraph (6), the type or types of special educational needs, if any, for which the school is specially organised to make special educational provision.

(8) A plan showing the layout of the school premises and any accommodation provided.

(9) Any curriculum plans, schemes of work and student assessment procedures required to be produced by or under any enactment.

(10) Any written policy on the curriculum required to be produced by or under any enactment.

(11) Any written policy on behaviour required to be produced by or under any enactment.

(12) Particulars of arrangements required by or under any enactment to—

(a) safeguard and promote the welfare of students at the school;

(b) ensure that bullying at the school is prevented in so far as reasonably practicable, by the drawing up and implementation of an effective anti-bullying strategy; and

(c) ensure that the relevant health and safety laws are complied with by the drawing up and effective implementation of a written health and safety policy.

(13) Any complaints procedure required to be produced by or under any enactment.

(14) Whether the proprietor intends to provide any child with accommodation at the school (or elsewhere pursuant to arrangements made by the proprietor) for more than 295 days in any year.

(15) The religious ethos of the school, if any.

(16) Whether the premises of the school, including any accommodation provided, are at two or more separate locations, and if so, the address of each of those locations.

(17) If the school is a charity, or is conducted by a charity, the name of the charity and the number under which it is registered.

(18) Whether the school is an establishment in respect of which a person is registered under section 11 of the Care Standards Act 2000(2), and if so, the registration number required to be recorded in the register under paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to the Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010.

(1)

By virtue of section 138(2) of the 2008 Act (c. 25) the reference to the proprietor includes the proprietor of a school that it is proposed should become an independent school and accordingly the information required by paragraph 3 of the Schedule to these Regulations, in the case of such a proprietor, is information about the school as it is proposed to be.

(2)

2000 c. 14. Relevant amendments to section 11 were made by paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 5 and paragraph 1 of schedule 15 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) and paragraph 106 of schedule 3 to the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38).