Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

ADMISSIONS SERVICETEAM MANAGER:Val ThompsonEmail: val.thompson@sunderland.gov.uk 0191 561 1372FUNCTION OF THE TEAM:• Operate and manage the Council's coordinated admissions scheme for maintained schools,nurseries and academies in the City• Coordinate and administer the admission of pupils into Nursery, Reception, Y3 in JuniorSector and Secondary Sector, including online applications• Coordinate and administer in-year admissions during the academic year. This would beapplications for all year groups, in respect of pupils moving into, or within, the LA or returningto education• Support the work of the Admissions Forum• Provide advice and support to schools, academies and parents about the admissionsprocess• Coordinate and administer admission appeals• Liaise with the Attendance Service and Legal & Democratic ServicesTEAM BASE: Sandhill CentreSERVICES OFFERED UNDER THE SLA:• Work with neighbouring LAs and governing bodies of Aided Schools and Academies todeliver coordinated admissions arrangements• Publicise information for parents on the Council's website• Support an on-line application facility on the Council's website• Provide information packs to parents in order for them to apply for places in reception in theinfant and primary phase, Y3 in Junior phase and Y7 in secondary phase• Receive all applications for places and forward the necessary copies/documentation toacademies/schools for them to agree the allocation of places in line with their publishedadmissions criteria• Receive confirmation of places to be offered by the academy/school and integrate into thecoordinated system• Inform parents on behalf of the governing body of the outcome of their application• Support governing bodies in the application of the appeals procedures• Provide application forms to parents of children/young people moving into Sunderland andcoordinate admission• Provide information to parents about the admissions process• Provide advice and support to parents and schools/academies regarding admissions tonurserySERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISM:Access to services will be available as required to academies/schools buying into the admissionsservice. The admissions team will support the coordination and application of the admissionsprocess in line with the individual academy's/school's admissions criteria5