PUBLICATION SCHEME ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

The Governing Body is responsible for maintenance of this scheme:

1. Introduction: What a Publication Scheme is, and why it has been developed

One of the aims of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) is that public authorities, including all maintained schools, should be clear and proactive about the information they will make public.

To do this, we must produce a publication scheme setting out:

The classes of information which we publish or intend to publish
The manner in which the information will be published, and
Whether the information is available free of charge or on payment.

The scheme covers information already published and information which is to be published in the future. All information in our Publication Scheme is available on our website: www.thomasaveling.co.uk or is available in paper form.

Some information which we hold may not be made public, for example, personal information.

This Publication Scheme conforms to the model scheme for schools approved by the Information Commissioner.

2. School Aims and Objectives

Encouraging excellence and raising aspirations so that all students experience and celebrate personal achievement in all aspects of school life.
Promoting in our students self-discipline, self-esteem and an enjoyment of learning in a well ordered environment.
Being a caring community, sensitive to the welfare and development of its students and staff.
Actively promoting equal opportunities for all and helping students to develop awareness, respect and tolerance for the religious, cultural and moral values of others.
Developing the school as an integral part of the local community and emphasising the partnership between school and family.
Equipping our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate effectively in a rapidly changing world.

This Publication Scheme is a means of showing how we are pursuing these Aims.

3. Categories of information published

The publication scheme guides you to information which we currently publish (or have recently published) or which we will publish in the future. This is split into categories of information known as "classes". These are contained in section 6 of this scheme.

The classes of information that we undertake to make available are organised into four broad topic areas:

School Prospectus - information published in the school prospectus.
Governors' Documents - information published in the Governors Annual Report and in other governing body documents.
Pupils & Curriculum - information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.
School Policies and other information related to the school - information about policies that relate to the school in general.

4. How to request information

If you require a paper version of any of the documents within the scheme, please contact the school by telephone, e-mail, fax or letter. Contact details for The Thomas Aveling School are set out below:

E-Mail:	office@thomasaveling.co.uk
Website:	www.thomasaveling.co.uk
Telephone:	01634-844809
Fax:	01634-818385
Contact Address:	Arethusa Road ROCHESTER Kent ME1 2UW

To help us process your request quickly, please clearly mark any correspondence "PUBLICATION SCHEME REQUEST" (in CAPITALS please).

If the information you are looking for is not available via the scheme and is not on our website, you can still contact the school to ask if we have it.

5. Paying for Information

Information published on our website is free, although you may incur costs from your Internet Service Provider. If you don't have Internet access. You can access our website using a local library or internet café.

Single copies of information covered by this publication are provided free, unless stated otherwise in Section 6. If your request means that we have to do a lot of photocopying or printing, or pay a large postage charge, or is for a priced item such as some printed publications or videos, we will let you know the cost before fulfilling your request. Where there is a charge, this will be indicated by a £ sign in the description box.

6. Classes of Information currently published

School Prospectus - this section sets out information published in the school prospectus:

School Prospectus	The statutory contents of the school prospectus are as follows, (other items may be included in the prospectus at the school's discretion). The name, address and telephone number of the school, and the type of school The names of the Headteacher and Chair of Governors Information on the school policy on admissions A statement of the school's ethos and values Details of any affiliations with a particular religion or religious denomination, the religious education provided, parents' right to withdraw their child from religious education and collective worship and the alternative provision for those pupils Number of pupils on roll and rates of pupils authorised and unauthorised absences. National Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages, with national summary figures GCSE/GNVQ results in the school, locally and nationally A summary of GCE A/AS Level results in the school and nationally The number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving vocational qualifications The destinations of school leavers The arrangements for visits to the school by prospective parents (published in the LEA information booklet to parents) The number of places for pupils of normal age of entry in the preceding school year and the number of written applications/preferences expressed for those places

School Prospectus

The statutory contents of the school prospectus are as follows, (other items may be included in the prospectus at the school's discretion).

The name, address and telephone number of the school, and the type of school
The names of the Headteacher and Chair of Governors
Information on the school policy on admissions
A statement of the school's ethos and values
Details of any affiliations with a particular religion or religious denomination, the religious education provided, parents' right to withdraw their child from religious education and collective worship and the alternative provision for those pupils
Number of pupils on roll and rates of pupils authorised and unauthorised absences.
National Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages, with national summary figures
GCSE/GNVQ results in the school, locally and nationally
A summary of GCE A/AS Level results in the school and nationally
The number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving vocational qualifications
The destinations of school leavers
The arrangements for visits to the school by prospective parents (published in the LEA information booklet to parents)
The number of places for pupils of normal age of entry in the preceding school year and the number of written applications/preferences expressed for those places

Governors' Annual Report and other information relating to the Governing Body - this section sets out information published in the Governors' Annual Report and in other Governing Body documents.

Governors' Annual Report	The statutory contents of the Governors' Annual Report to parents are as follows, (other items may be included in the Annual Report at the school's discretion): Details of the Governing Body membership, including name and address of Chair and Clerk A statement on progress in implementing the Action Plan drawn up following an inspection A financial statement, including gifts made to the school and amounts paid to Governors for expenses A description of the school's arrangements for security of pupils staff and the premises Information about the implementation of the Governing Body's Policy on pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and any changes to the Policy during the last year A description of the arrangements for the admission of pupils with disabilities; details of steps to prevent disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils; details of existing facilities to assist access to the school by pupils with disabilities; the accessibility plan covering future policies for increasing access by those with disabilities to the school A statement of Policy on whole staff development identifying how teachers' professional development impacts on teaching and learning Number of pupils on roll and rates of pupils' authorised and unauthorised absence National Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages, with national summary figures GCSE/GNVQ results in the school, locally and nationally GCE A/AS and vocational qualification results in the school and nationally The number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving other vocational qualifications The destination of school leavers A statement of the extent to which proposals in the post-inspection action plan have been carried into effect
Instruments of Government	The Thomas Aveling School Instruments of Government is available for inspection upon request.
Minutes* of Meeting of the Governing Body and its committees	Agreed minutes of the Governing Body and its committees (current and last full academic school year) (* nb: some information might be confidential or otherwise exempt from the publication by law - we cannot therefore publish)

Governors' Annual Report

The statutory contents of the Governors' Annual Report to parents are as follows, (other items may be included in the Annual Report at the school's discretion):

Details of the Governing Body membership, including name and address of Chair and Clerk
A statement on progress in implementing the Action Plan drawn up following an inspection
A financial statement, including gifts made to the school and amounts paid to Governors for expenses
A description of the school's arrangements for security of pupils staff and the premises
Information about the implementation of the Governing Body's Policy on pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and any changes to the Policy during the last year
A description of the arrangements for the admission of pupils with disabilities; details of steps to prevent disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils; details of existing facilities to assist access to the school by pupils with disabilities; the accessibility plan covering future policies for increasing access by those with disabilities to the school
A statement of Policy on whole staff development identifying how teachers' professional development impacts on teaching and learning
Number of pupils on roll and rates of pupils' authorised and unauthorised absence
National Curriculum assessment results for appropriate Key Stages, with national summary figures
GCSE/GNVQ results in the school, locally and nationally
GCE A/AS and vocational qualification results in the school and nationally
The number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving other vocational qualifications
The destination of school leavers
A statement of the extent to which proposals in the post-inspection action plan have been carried into effect

Instruments of Government

The Thomas Aveling School Instruments of Government is available for inspection upon request.

Minutes* of Meeting of the Governing Body and its committees

Agreed minutes of the Governing Body and its committees (current and last full academic school year)

(* nb: some information might be confidential or otherwise exempt from the publication by law - we cannot therefore publish)

Pupils & Curriculum Policies - This section gives access to information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.

Class	Description
Home-School Agreement	Statement of the school's aims and values, the school's responsibilities, the parental responsibilities and the school's expectations of its pupils, eg. homework arrangements
Curriculum Policy	Statement on following the policy for the secular curriculum subjects and religious education and schemes of work and syllabuses currently used by the school
Sex Education Policy	Statement of policy with regard to sex and relationship education
Special educational Needs Policy	Information about the school's policy on providing for pupils with special educational needs
Accessibility Plans	Plan for increasing participation of disabled pupils in the school's curriculum, improving the accessibility of the physical environment and improving delivery of information to disabled pupils.
Race Equality Policy	Statement of policy for promoting race equality
Collective Worship	Statement of arrangements for the required daily act of collective worship
Careers Education Policy	Statement of the programmes of careers education provided for Key 4
Child Protection Policy	Statement of policy for safeguarding and promoting welfare of pupils at the school (from March 2004)
Pupil Discipline	Statement of general principles on behaviour and discipline and of measures taken by the Headteacher to prevent bullying (also set out in schools "Anti-Bullying Policy").

School Policies and other information related to the school - This section gives access to information about policies that relate to the school in general.

Class	Description
Published reports of OFSTED referring expressly to the school	Published report of the last inspection of the school and the summary of the report.
Post OFSTED inspection Action Plan	A plan setting out the actions required following the last OFSTED inspection.
Charging & Remissions Policy	A statement of the school's policy with respect to charges and remissions for any optional extra or board and lodging for which charges are permitted, for example school publications, music tuition, trips
School session times and term dates	Details of school session and dates of school terms and holidays, as published in the School Prospectus
Health & Safety Policy and risk assessment	Statement of general policy with respect of Health and Safety at work of employees (and others) and the organisation and arrangements for carrying out the policy
Complaints Procedure	Statement of procedures for dealing with complaints
Staff Conduct, Discipline and Grievance	The Governors of The Thomas Aveling School have adopted Medway Education Authority's Policies on Staff Conduct, Discipline and Grievance.
Curriculum circulars and statutory instruments	Any statutory instruments, departmental circulars and administrative memoranda sent by the Department of Education and Skills to the Headteacher or Governing Body relating to the curriculum are available for inspection upon request.
Annex A - Other Documents	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request

Documents held by the School and available by request

Class	Description
Accessibility	Policy
Admissions	Policy
Attendance Targets	A statement of the school's policy with respect to charges and remissions for any optional extra or board and lodging for which charges are permitted, for example school publications, music tuition, trips
Charging & Remissions	Details of school session and dates of school terms and holidays, as published in the School Prospectus
Nutritional Standards	Statement of general policy with respect of Health and Safety at work of employees (and others) and the organisation and arrangements for carrying out the policy
Anti-Bullying	Statement of procedures for dealing with complaints
Register of Business interests of Headteacher & Governors	The Governors of The Thomas Aveling School have adopted Medway Education Authority's Policies on Staff Conduct, Discipline and Grievance.
Academic Mentoring	Any statutory instruments, departmental circulars and administrative memoranda sent by the Department of Education and Skills to the Headteacher or Governing Body relating to the curriculum are available for inspection upon request.
Discipline Policy (includes Anti-Bullying Policy)	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request
Homework	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request
ICT	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request
Library/LRC	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request
Numeracy	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request
Literacy	Annex A provides a list of other documents that are held by the school and are available on request