Bryan Slater Director of Education	Distribution
	First Schools First and Middle Schools Infant Schools Primary Schools

This document needs your action as detailed below:

ACTION	Title	First Admissions – reminder letter
	Summary of contents	Letter to Headteacher
	Associated documents	First Admissions Guidance and Timetable issued 2004
	Date	15^th March 2004
	Summary of action required	To note advice contained in attached letter. To return registration lists and First Admission form to LEA
	To be completed by	24^th March 2004
	LEA Contact	Helen Bates	(	01603 224226
	E-mail address	helen.bates@norfolk.gov.uk
	Norfolk Self Review reference
	Document reference	MI 67/04

Dear Headteacher

I am writing to remind you of the LEA’s policy and timetable for First Admissions for September 2004.

Key Dates:

· March 19^th 2004 – closing date for applications from parents

First Admissions form and registration list to be sent to the local Admissions Office. Registration list to include names, dates of birth and addresses of those children who you intend offering places to.

Your registration list and first admission form must be returned even if your school is not oversubscribed

· May 7^th 2004 - All offers to be made of First Admission places.

Schools must not inform parents of allocations before this date even if the school is not oversubscribed. If you have not heard anything from the LEA by 7^th May you are free to offer places.

First Admissions policy.

Children born between 1^st September and 28/29^th February 2000 may start school full time no earlier than the beginning of the autumn term before their fifth birthday.

Children born between 1^st March and 31^st August 2000 may start school part time no earlier than the beginning of the autumn term before their fifth birthday and full time at the beginning of the spring term before their fifth birthday.

In the meantime if you have any further queries regarding this letter please contact Helen Bates 01603 224226

Yours sincerely.

Director of Education