Management Information Sheet

Norfolk County Council is consulting on proposed admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for 2016-17 and on the co-ordination schemes that will apply to all Norfolk Schools via our online consultation which can be accessed here. All appendices are accessible from this consultation and also are accessible via www.norfolk.gov.uk/admissions.

The consultation closes on 28 February 2014. A report will then be prepared and presented to Children's Services Committee on 10 March 2015 15 when the arrangements will be determined for 2016-17.

Proposals for 2016 are:

A summary of the main changes can be found below.

• No changes proposed to Admission Co-ordination and timetables for 2016/17
• Proposal to continue in-year co-ordination for Norfolk schools for 2016/17
• Consultation on the inclusion of Pupil Premium within over-subscription rules for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools
• Proposal to formally cease the School Admissions Forum from September 2015

All other admission authorities (Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Trust schools and Academies and Free schools) are required to consult on any changes they wish to make to their admission arrangements. If no changes are made they must consult every 7 years. Consultation must be for a minimum of 8 weeks and must take place between 1 November and 31 March. Any changes to these schools existing policies must be detailed on the school's website inviting comments on the proposals.

Please note that from next year the period for consultation will change in line with the changes introduced in the latest version of the School Admissions Code. From next year consultation must be for a minimum period of 6 weeks and must take place between 1 October and 31 January. Please follow the School Admissions Code link for the revised Code.The County Council will also display on School Finder on our website admission arrangements for own admission authority schools who wish to use this facility and schools can also comment on these proposals via School Finder.

Schools are strongly encouraged to advise parents of this consultation in the regular newsletters or school updates while the consultation is open.