Bryan Slater Director of Education	Distribution
	To All Headteachers

This document needs your action as detailed below:

ACTION	Title	School signage
	Summary of contents	The need to keep school signs accurate and access to the new Norfolk corporate logo.
	Associated documents	EsiNet @ Home » School Management » Managers and Administrators » School Buildings » Managing Premises Issues » Altering & Improving the Premises
	Date	September 2003
	Summary of action required	· Check your main school signs for accuracy and amend as necessary. · Self-adhesive labels are available to incorporate the new Norfolk logo.
	To be completed by	As soon as possible
	LEA Contact	Sheila Smith	(	01603 222503
	E-mail address	Sheila.smith.edu@norfolk.gov.uk
	Norfolk Self Review reference	6. How well does the school work in partnership with parents? 7. How well is the school led and managed? 8. How well does the school use its resources?
	Document reference	MI 171-03

School signage

Accuracy

You will be aware that school Governors are responsible for the signage used in and around school. It is therefore the responsibility of Governors to ensure the signs are safe, maintained and kept up to date. Unfortunately a number of people have contacted the County Council to complain about inaccuracies on school signs. We have, of course, contacted the schools concerned directly to advise them of the issue.

The main source of complaint is not trivial as it is about the inclusion on signs of the names of staff that have left and, in some cases, died. Understandably this has proved to be distressing to their relatives. Therefore you are requested to check your signs and correct them as necessary, in particular signs that carry names of staff and other personnel. If you are changing your signs you may wish to reconsider the long-term benefits of excluding any information that may change during the life time of the sign.

The Norfolk Logo

You may be aware that Norfolk has recently updated its corporate logo. If you wish to include the logo on your school signs details are available on EsiNet @ Home » School Management » Managers and Administrators » School Buildings » Managing Premises Issues » Altering & Improving the Premises

We also have a small supply of self-adhesive logos suitable for sticking on external and internal signs. These are 10cm by 30cm. If you would like one or more please contact Sheila Smith x01603 222503 or e-mail sheila.smith.edu@norfolk.gov.uk