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Appendix 1

Extract from Appendix 5 School Admissions Code 2007:

Key knowledge for Choice Advisers

Choice Advisers are expected to know about:

a) How the co-ordinated admissions system works in their own, and neighbouring, local authority areas when schools in that area might be available to the child to attend.

b) Admission policies for the appropriate community, voluntary aided, foundation, Trust, independent and boarding schools and Academies which might be available to the child to attend.

c) Performance and value-added data for appropriate schools.

d) The Ofsted report of the last inspection of the school.

e) Admissions data from previous years including the number of applications received, number of children admitted and success rate of appeals.

f) The school's own description of their offer contained in their prospectus and their online School Profile, including their ethos and any special facilities.

g) Special needs and disability policy and provision, drawing on the knowledge and experience of local parent-partnership services.

h) Details of the curriculum offer including the school's specialism in the case of Specialist Schools.

i) Times of the school day and term dates including any knowledge of proposals to change the pattern of education provision.

j) Transport details including financial assistance to help with the cost of travel to and from school and home-school distances.

k) Details of school uniform policy and how families can obtain financial assistance to help with the cost.

l) E-admissions and online applications.