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National guidance
Buckinghamshire Council, like many Local Authorities across the country, have adopted the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel (OEAP) National Guidance document for all guidance relating to Educational Visits. This is a web based information document, continually under review and redraft and can be accessed at the following web address www.oeapng.info
Net capacity schedules for schools
Net Capacity Schedules are a DfE methodology for measuring the capacity of your school. It is essential for the authority to maintain accurate schedules of accommodation for all schools to inform decisions when planning school places and to support independent admission appeals. Each schedule contains a list of all the usable spaces in the school building (both teaching and non-teaching), which is used as a basis for assessing the capacity of each school. When divided by the n…
Network support for school meal services
In July 2007, a pilot meeting was set up to offer support to schools in the delivery and management of school meal services. The meeting was supported by the School Food Trust, Buckinghamshire Trading Standards, South East Food Group Partnership and the Local Authority. The aim of the meeting was to offer support to schools in meeting the nutritional standards and increasing pupil take up. It was agreed that the network is useful to schools so will become a regular event. Future dates will b…
New duty for children known to social care
The Government’s children in need review recognised the crucial role that Virtual School Heads have in helping education settings and local authorities work together, and made a commitment to explore the capacity needed to extend their leadership to the cohort of all children and young people with a social worker. Why is this cohort important? This cohort have been identified as a group of children who face significant barriers to education as a result of experiences of adversity and trau…
Numeracy Governor (primary)
Primary school governing boards are encouraged to appoint a Numeracy Governor to take an interest in numeracy the school and to offer a source of support and challenge. The precise responsibilities of the Numeracy Governor need to be agreed by the governing board and so will vary from school to school. This advice provides a framework to base the role on. Why do we need a Numeracy Governor? The governing board is responsible for the strategic direction of the school, including the deliver…