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New HCC School Admissions Software System New

There is a new school admissions software system to be launched in May 2008 which will replace the existing in house system. The new system has been purchased from an external software company, called Tribal, which specialises in school admissions and supplies many other authorities.Hertfordshire County Council has been developing the new system with Tribal in order to increase functionality for our own particular needs, which in turn will be of benefit to other authorities. Full details....

Early Years Admissions Consultation Results New   

Thank you to all those who responded to the recent Early Years Admissions Consultation, we received a high level of responses. The consultation proposals and results are below.

Proposal One: That the nursery admissions process should be coordinated locally rather than centrally from 2009.

Cabinet decision
It has been agreed to continue with the planned change to locally administer admissions but delay implementation for a year until 2010 to allow the process and the infrastructure to be developed.

Proposal Two: That Hertfordshire should move away from the guidance in the Early Learning Plan of two intake dates for nursery and reception classes (September and January) and move towards a single intake date in September.

Cabinet decision
It has been agreed to continue to recommend two intake dates for nursery and reception admissions, and pupil funding will be allocated on this basis.

The Early Years Advisory Service has developed guidance for those schools who are currently offering a single intake in order to support the delivery of quality provision for younger children. A copy will be available on this site soon.

Contact the Early Years Team on 01438 844795

DCSF Guidance on Pupil Contact Time for Secondary & KS3 Pupils

The DCSF have issued a letter to advise that, in the 2007/08 school year, secondary schools in England will be given the option of decreasing the minimum of 380 sessions (190 days) by one day to 189 days. The purpose is to allow secondary schools to replace one day of teaching with a curriculum planning day, specifically to prepare for the new curriculum which will be phased in from 2008.

The DCSF recommends that any Governing Body which chooses this option should make an early decision on a proposed date, to take place between January and July 2008, and ask head teachers to inform parents, before the second half of the Autumn 2007 term starts.

The change will also apply to any middle school or special school which teaches Key Stage 3. This change is still subject to Parliamentary approval.

Information and Advice and Varying 190 Contact Days for Secondary Pupils in 2007/8 as part of DCSF Support for Curriculum Reform

• Adobe pdf, 197kb/3 pages, 26/09/2007, contactdays_variation.pdf

Nursery

Nursery Booklet and Directory 2008-9 updated

• Acrobat pdf, 10.02mb/97 pages, 24/01/2008, starting_nusery_booklet_08-09.pdf

Nursery Headteacher Guidance for Children Starting Nursery 2008-9 new

• Acrobat pdf, 504kb/32 pages, 24/01/2008, nursery_admissions_guidance_08-09.pdf

Primary

Primary Headteacher Guidance for Children Starting School 2008-9

• Adobe pdf, 599kb/ 42 pages, 02/09/2007, primary_headteacher_guidance_2008-9.pdf

Starting School Booklet and Directory 2008-9 new

• Acrobat pdf, 753kb/132 pages, 24/01/2008, starting_school_booklet_08-09.pdf

Junior/Middle

Junior/Middle Admission Guidance for Headteachers 2008-9

• Acrobat pdf, 706kb/37 pages, 16/10/2007, admissions_junior_guidance_headteachers_2008-9.pdf

Starting Junior/Middle School 2008-9 updated

• Acrobat pdf, 1.33MB/40 pages, 24/01/2008, starting_junior_middle_08-09.pdf

Secondary

Secondary Headteacher Guidance for Children Starting Secondary School 2008-9

• Adobe pdf, 878kb/ 36 pages, 02/09/2007, secondary_headteacher_guidance_2008-9.pdf

Moving on to Secondary School 2008-9 updated

• Acrobat pdf, 5.35MB/114 pages, 24/01/2008, admissions_secondary_08-09.pdf

Admissions - All Processes

Determined Admissions Arrangements for 2008-9

• Adobe pdf, 1.31MB/61 pages, 02/09/2007, determined_admissions_arrangements_2008-9.pdf

More information on admissions for nursery, infant, junior, primary, middle, upper and secondary schools can be found on the:

• Herts Direct web site

Information on the appeals procedure for parents is available:

• Schools Admission Appeals Panel

Don’t miss the deadline date - go online today!

Why would you apply online ?

We recommend that you apply online for a school place because:

• It is quick, safe and secure
• We will let you know which school your child has been offered late afternoon on the allocation day – this is before you receive your allocation letter
• There are clear, simple prompts to guide you through making your application
• We will confirm we have received your application and you can view it at any time online
• You can check or change your application at any time right up to the deadline.

Will online applications benefit my child’s school?

Yes – schools will benefit from

• Less paperwork
• Easy confirmation of siblings at the school
• Better informed parents/carers
• Easier access and better quality information
• As a secondary school, there is the ability to check on line, the number of applications made to the school and any sibling information
• As a primary school, there is the ability to check which  pupils have made an application

The form is available on www.hertsdirect.org/admissions