Bryan Slater Director of Education	Distribution
	All HEADTEACHERS

The attached document is provided for your information:

INFORMATION	Title	SCHOOL COURIER
	Summary of contents	I am pleased to advise that the courier company 24-7 Dispatch will start deliveries to schools on Monday 28^th and Tuesday 29^th June. As this is a new contract it is highly likely that the delivery day for some schools will not be the same as with the previous contractor. 24-7 Dispatch are currently working on their delivery routes and are unable at this stage to advise whether individual schools will get a delivery on a Monday or a Tuesday. However, the expectation is that once the routes are established each school will again get a regular delivery day. In arranging the new contract it was necessary to negotiate arrangements for the collection of the return post to County Hall. The contractor was concerned that delays at schools in waiting for return parcels would have an impact on their costing of the contract. Consequently in order to maintain the return service at an economic price, the contractor will only collect parcels that are ready when the courier arrives at the school. Please ensure that any return post is addressed ready for collection prior to the arrival of the courier The new courier is eager to fulfil the contract well and efficiently; we therefore ask your patience for the first few weeks until they have become familiar with all our schools delivery/collection points.
	Associated documents
	Date	18^th June 2004
	Effective from	28^th & 29^th June 2004
	LEA Contact	Janet Evans	(	01603 222377
	E-mail address	Janet.evans@norfolk.gov.uk
	Norfolk Self Review reference	7. How well is the school led and managed?
	Document reference	MI 128/04