Ensuring that vulnerable children are allocated a school place (Fair Access Protocol)

Board meetings

Key agenda items

  • Vulnerable Children without a school place – presented by Admissions. A list of the proposed placements will be provided in advance of the meeting.
  • Permanent Exclusions – To consider the needs of pupils and provide information about students who need to secure a school place via the Fair Access Protocol – presented by Aspire.
  • Managed Moves - Exceptional cases will be presented by the Exclusions and Reintegration Team and a representative from the home school. The Board members will consider a managed move where a young person is at risk of permanent exclusion and where schools have been unsuccessful in securing a managed move locally (schools must have established that pupil, parent/carers agree with principle of a managed move).
  • Updates on existing managed move cases will be provided to the Board – presented by the Exclusions and Reintegration Team and/or a representative from the receiving school.
  • Updates of Full time PRU placements will be provided to the Board – presented by Aspire.
  • Statistics and trend items – presented by the Education Entitlement Manager.

Recording

  • The Local Authority is responsible for the quality assurance of the paperwork relating to the Board.
  • The Chair of the Board will work with the Business Support Specialist to ensure paperwork relating to a meeting is accurate and is shared in a timely and safe manner.