Poole High School is rated as Good on the Ofsted website. You can access our latest Ofsted report here:https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/113907
This page details all the DfE requirements for school websites and where the information can be found.
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Section 1. Contact Details |
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Your school or college website should include the following contact details: |
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Name of your school or college |
Home Page |
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Postal address of your school or college |
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Telephone number of your school or college |
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Name of the member of staff who deals with queries from parents and other members of the public |
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Name of the headteacher or principal |
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Name and address of the chair of the governing body (if you have one) |
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Name and details of your SEN co-ordinator (SENCO) if you’re a mainstream school |
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Section 2. Admission Arrangements |
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If the school’s governing body decides your admissions, you must publish your school’s admission arrangements each year and keep them up for the whole school year. You must explain: |
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how you will consider applications for every age group; |
See Admission Policy on these pages https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/in-year-admissions |
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what parents should do if they want to apply for their child to attend your school; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/in-year-admissions |
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your arrangements for selecting the pupils who apply; |
See Admission Policy on these pages https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/in-year-admissions |
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your ‘over-subscription criteria’ (how you offer places if there are more applicants than places), |
See Admission Policy on these pages https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/in-year-admissions |
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You must also publish a timetable for organising and hearing admission appeals for your school by 28th February each year. This must: |
See the Admission appeal section on this page https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 |
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include a deadline for lodging appeals which allows those making an appeal at least 20 school days from the date of notice to prepare and lodge their written appeal; |
See the Admission appeal section on this page https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 |
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include reasonable deadlines for those making an appeal to submit additional evidence, for admission authorities to submit their evidence and for the clerk to send appeal papers to the panel and parties; |
See the Admission appeal section on this page https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/admissions-home/admissions-for-year-7 |
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ensure that those making an appeal receive at least 10 school days’ notice of their appeal hearing; |
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ensure that decision letters are sent within 5 school days of the hearing wherever possible. |
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Section 3. OFSTED Reports Schools and colleges should do one of the following: |
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Publish a copy of your school’s or college’s most recent OFSTED report |
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Publish a link to the webpage where users can find your school’s most recent OFSTED report |
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50202166 |
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Section 4. Exam & Assessment Results IMPORTANT UPDATE: Schools are not required to publish their exam and assessment results from 2019 to 2020 academic year as these have not been published as performance measures by the Secretary of State. You must, however, continue to display your 2018 to 2019 performance measures until new performance measures are published. You should clearly mark that these performance measures are not current. There’s further information on school and FE accountability expectations for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. |
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Schools are not required to publish their exam and assessment results from 2019 to 2020 academic year as these have not been published as performance measures by the Secretary of State. You must, however, continue to display your 2018 to 2019 performance measures until new performance measures are published. You should clearly mark that these performance measures are not current. There’s further information on school and FE accountability expectations for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. |
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Key Stage 4 (KS4) - Performance Tables Published in January |
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You must publish the following details from your school’s most recent key stage 4 results: |
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your school’s Progress 8 score; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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your school’s Attainment 8 score; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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percentage of pupils who’ve achieved grade 5 or above in English and mathematics at the end of KS4; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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English Baccalaureate (EBacc) average point score (APS) - in 2018, the EBacc attainment measure changed to an average point score, showing pupils’ point scores across the 5 pillars of the EBacc; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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academies and pupil destinations - percentage of students staying in education or employment after key stage 4. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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It's recommended that you also publish student ‘destinations’ (the percentage of students who continue in education or training, or move on to employment at the end of 16 to 19 study); |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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Key Stage 5 (KS5) - performance tables published in January & March [previously required, now recommended]. |
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You should publish the following details from your most recent key stage 5 results: |
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the progress students in your college have made compared with students across the country (shown separately for A levels, academic, applied general and tech level qualifications); |
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the average grade that students in your college get at KS5 (shown separately for A levels, academic, applied general and tech level qualifications); |
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the progress students in your college have made in English and maths; |
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retention - this is the proportion of students who get to the end of the main programme of study that they enrolled in at your institution (shown separately for A levels, academic, applied general and tech level qualifications); |
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destinations - this is the percentage of students who continue in education or training, or move on to employment at the end of 16 to 18 study. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/exam-results |
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Section 5. Performance Tables |
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This requirement ensures a link to the school performance tables website is present (https://compare-schoolperformance. service.gov.uk/) |
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You must include a link to the school and college performance tables and your school’s performance tables page. |
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Section 6. Curriculum This requirement is for information about the curriculum being taught at your school to be presented on your website. |
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Some requirements are education phase-specific |
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NOTE for all schools: Your approach to the curriculum should also include how you are complying with your duties in the Equality Act 2010 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 about making the curriculum accessible for those with disabilities or special educational needs.(https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/10) (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1530/made) |
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Information should include the content of the curriculum your school follows in each academic year for every subject, including for mandatory subjects such as Religious Education even if it’s taught as part of another subject or subjects or is called something else; |
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how parents or other members of the public can access the above; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/curriculum |
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a list of the courses available to pupils at key stage 4, including GCSEs; |
See the Key Stage 4 tab on this page https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/curriculum |
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the 16 to 19 qualifications you offer; |
See the Key Stage 5 tab on this page https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/curriculum |
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how you meet the 16 to 19 study programme requirements (if you have a sixth-form or offer education at 16 to 19) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-study-programmes-advice-on-planning-and-delivery). |
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Section 7. Behaviour Policy |
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Additional information is available in the government guidance for school leaders and staff on developing and publishing your school’s behaviour policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools ) It is best practice to reference the Act. |
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Publish details of your school’s behaviour policy. This must comply with section 89 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/89) |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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Section 8. Pupil Premium Your school should publish details of your pupil premium strategy. The Teaching Schools Council has produced guidance for schools on developing and presenting their pupil premium strategy, including a pupil premium strategy template. NB The funding is allocated for each academic year, as this is how parents and the general public understand the school year. As you won’t know how much funding you’re getting for the latter part of the academic year (from April to July), you should report on the funding up to the end of the year when you have all the figures. For the current academic year: |
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how much pupil premium funding you received for this academic year; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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details of the main barriers to educational achievement that the disadvantaged children in your school face; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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how you will spend your pupil premium funding to address these barriers and the reasons for the approach you’ve chosen; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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how you will measure the impact of the pupil premium; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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the date of the next pupil premium strategy review; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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For the previous academic year: |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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how you spent your pupil premium funding; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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the impact that the pupil premium had on pupils. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/pupil-premium |
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Section 9. Year 7 Literacy & Numeracy Catch-up Premium |
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If your school has received year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium funding for the 2020 to 2021 academic year, you must publish: |
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details of how you spent your allocation for that year; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/catch-up-funding-for-year-7 |
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how your use of that allocation made a difference to the attainment of the pupils who benefitted. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/catch-up-funding-for-year-7 |
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Section 11. Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disability Information |
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You must publish a report on your school’s policy for pupils with SEN and update it annually. You should update any changes occurring during the year as soon as possible. You should update any changes occurring during the year as soon as possible. The report must comply with section 69 of the Children and Families Act 2014: |
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the ‘SEN Information’ Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. (Statutory guidance on this is contained in sections 6.79 to 6.82 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25); |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/catch-up-funding-for-year-7 |
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the arrangements for the admission of disabled pupils; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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the steps you have taken to prevent disabled pupils from being treated less favourably than other pupils; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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the facilities you provide to help disabled pupils to access the school; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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11.2. |
Information as to the plan prepared by the governing body or proprietor under paragraph 3 of schedule 10 to the Equality Act 2010 (accessibility plan) for: |
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increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school’s curriculum; |
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improving the physical environment of the school for the purpose of increasing the extent to which disabled pupils are able to take advantage of education and benefits, facilities and services provided or offered by the school; |
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improving the delivery to disabled pupils of information which is readily accessible to pupils who are not disabled. |
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Section 12. Governors' Information & Duties Schools must publish on their website up-to-date details of their governance arrangements in a readily accessible form. |
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Schools publish information on the governing body in line with the constitution of governing bodies of schools statutory guidance. For maintained schools: |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/governing-body |
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12.1. |
the structure and responsibilities of the governing body and any committees; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/governing-body |
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the full names of the Chair of the governing body and Chair of each committee information about each governor, including their full name, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down (where applicable) and who appointed them (in accordance with the governing body’s instrument of government); |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/governing-body |
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relevant business and interests including:
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https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/governing-body |
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their attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/governing-body |
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Governing bodies should also publish this information for associate members, making clear whether they have voting rights on any of the committees to which they have been appointed. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/governing-body |
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Section 13. Charging & Remissions Policies |
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Publish your school’s charging and remissions policies. Read about school charging and remission.( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charging-for-school-activities) The policies must include details of: |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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the activities or cases for which your school will charge pupils’ parents; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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the circumstances where your school will make an exception on a payment you would normally expect to receive under your charging policy. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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Section 14. Values & Ethos Schools and colleges should: |
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publish a statement of their ethos and values |
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Section 15. Requests for Copies Regarding requests for paper copies of information on your school website. |
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If a parent requests a paper copy of the information on your school’s or college’s website, you must provide this free of charge. |
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Section 16. Equality Objectives |
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Public bodies, including schools, academies and free schools must comply with the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities Regulations 2017). The Equality Act 2010 and Advice for Schools (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools) provide information as to how your school can demonstrate compliance. This means you have to: |
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publish details of how your school is complying with the public sector equality duty - you should update this every year; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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publish your school’s equality objectives - you should update this at least once every 4 years. |
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You need to include details of how your school is: |
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eliminating discrimination (see the Equalities Act 2010 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents); |
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advancing equality of opportunity – between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it; |
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consulting and involving those affected by inequality in the decisions your school or college takes to promote equality and eliminate discrimination (affected people could include parents, pupils, staff and members of the local community). |
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Under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111153277/contents) organisations are required to publish information on their website about the gender pay gap in their organisation. |
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Section 17. Complaints |
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All schools and colleges should publish details about their complaints policies and procedures. Read guidance on developing your school’s complaints procedure: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-complaints-procedures . |
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You must publish details of your school’s complaints procedure, which must comply with Section 29 of the Education Act 2002. (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/29) |
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You must publish any arrangements for handling complaints from parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) about the support the school provides. |
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Section 18. Exclusion Arrangements |
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[This requirement was recently downgraded to a recommendation] |
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You must publish details of your policy for excluding pupils. |
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Section 20. Careers |
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Statutory guidance (http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-provision-for-young-people-in-schools) has been updated to expand on the aim set out in the government careers strategy. To achieve this aim, the careers strategy sets out that every school and academy providing education to students in Years 8 -13 should use the Gatsby Charitable Foundation’s Benchmarks to develop and improve their careers provision. |
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(From Sept 2018) For the current academic year, you should include: |
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the name, email address and telephone number of the school’s Careers Leader; |
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a summary of the careers programme, including details of how pupils, parents, teachers and employers may access information about the careers programme in a way that enables pupils, parents, teachers and employers to access and understand it; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/careers |
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how the school measures and assesses the impact of the careers programme on pupils; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/careers/staff |
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the date of the school’s next review of the information published. |
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Provider Access Policy Statement |
https://files.schudio.com/poole-high-school/files/documents/careers/Provider-Access-Policy.pdf |
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Schools should review their arrangements for provider access and must set out those arrangements in a policy statement. The school may revise the policy statement from time to time and we recommend that this is done annually. The policy statement must be published and should be made available on the school website. |
https://files.schudio.com/poole-high-school/files/documents/careers/Provider-Access-Policy.pdf https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/careers/employers |
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The purpose of the statement is to set out opportunities for providers to visit and to explain how requests from providers will be handled. The policy statement must include: |
https://files.schudio.com/poole-high-school/files/documents/careers/Provider-Access-Policy.pdf https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/information/careers/employers |
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any procedural requirements in relation to requests for access e.g. the main point of contact at the school to whom requests should be directed; |
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grounds for granting and refusing requests for access e.g. details of timetabled careers lessons, assemblies or careers events which providers may attend; and should include the safeguarding policy; |
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details of premises or facilities to be provided to a person who is given access e.g. rooms and resources to be made available in support of a provider visit. |
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Section 21. Financial Information |
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All schools must meet the to the Schools |
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How many school employees (if any) have a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more in increments of £10,000 - we recommend using a table to display this. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/financial-information |
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A link to the webpage which is dedicated to your school on the schools benchmarking service - follow the prompts to |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/financial-information |
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Section 22. Safeguarding |
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Not published on the main requirements pages currently but as of September 2019, the new guidelines around Keeping Children Safe in Education requires specific information on the school website. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/safeguarding |
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In an inspection, the lead inspector will prepare for the inspection by gaining an overview of the school’s recent performance, and any changes since the last inspection. There is also a requirement around making some of your safeguarding information available publicly, with your website being the specific place for this. |
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Pre-inspection planning will be informed by analysis of information on the school’s website including the presence and suitability of the safeguarding guidance. |
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Include suitable safeguarding guidance on your school website. The Child Protection policy should describe procedures that are in accordance with government guidance and refer to locally agreed multi-agency safeguarding arrangements put in place by the three safeguarding partners. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/safeguarding https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/students-parents/advice-and-help/family-support-information https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/students-parents/advice-and-help/student-information-page https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/students-parents/advice-and-help/parentinfo |
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Individual schools and colleges should ensure they have an effective child protection policy. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/safeguarding https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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This should be updated annually (as a minimum), and be available publicly either via the school or college website or by other means. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/safeguarding https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/general/policies |
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Section 23. CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Catch-Up Premium |
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If your school gets the coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium grant in academic year 2020 to 2021, you should publish details of: |
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23.1. |
how it is intended that the grant will be spent; |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/covid-19-information/covid-19-catch-up-fund |
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how the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of those pupils at the school will be assessed. |
https://poole-high-school.schudio.com/school-information/covid-19-information/covid-19-catch-up-fund |
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Section 24. Remote Education |
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You must publish information about your school’s remote education provision on your website. An optional template is available to support schools with this requirement. |
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Find out more about remote education expectations in the actions for schools during the coronavirus (COVID-19 outbreak. |
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You must publish information about your school’s remote education provision on your website. |
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