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Admission to Patchway Community College – Fusion Schools Trust❚ Each student will be subject to a period ofsupport and induction, personal to their ownneeds. During this time some commontasks will take place which assist with theunderstanding of the college charter and ethos,the assigning of appropriate groups and otheridentified needs being met.❚ This initial meeting may lead to a furthermeeting at a later date. The purpose of the firstmeeting is to investigate the student’s needsas a learner, e.g. the initial admissions meetingmay highlight the need for a native languagespeaker to be present to translate.Admissions to the post 16 studentcentre❚ PCC is part of the Concorde Partnership andreference should be made to its prospectus foradditional information.❚ Applications will be considered for admissionat the age of 16+.❚ Applications should be made direct to thecollege.❚ Where the number of applications exceeds thenumber of post 16 places available, and afterthe admission of any students with a Statementof Special Educational Needs naming thecollege, or an Education, Health and Care Plan,priority will be given in accordance with theover-subscription criteria which apply to Year 7admissions.❚ The specific minimum academic achievementrequirements will apply to all applicants, bothinternal and external. These are:❚ In the case of applicants who are, or havebeen, in public care, the applicant must meetany set academic criteria.❚ It is normal for all applicants who meet theacademic criteria to be admitted.❚ Under the School Admissions AppealCode there will be a right of appeal to anindependent appeal panel for unsuccessfulapplicants, both internal and external.- for level 3 courses 5 A*-C grades at GCSEor equivalent and the additional entryrequirements for each of the subjects to bestudied;- for level 2 courses students will need todiscuss the suitability of courses to be studiedwith a member of the Post 16 Team.82Apply on-line at: www.southglos.gov.uk/admissions
Admission toSir Bernard Lovell SchoolFoundation TrustPurpose of the policyThe purpose of this policy is to make theadmissions process to Sir Bernard Lovell Schoolclear and open.Year 7 admissionsThe Trust is supported by South GloucestershireCouncil in allocating places to Sir Bernard LovellSchool and informing families.Sir Bernard Lovell School has an admissionnumber of 210 places in each year group fromYear 7 to Year 11.Should Sir Bernard Lovell School be oversubscribed(i.e. if there are more applicationsthan places available), initial allocations will bemade according to the following criteria. Theseare listed in order of priority and will be applied toall applications received by the published closingdate for applications.1. Children in Public Care or Previously inPublic Care.2. Local siblings (those living within theschool’s Area of Prime Responsibilityand who have named the school as apreference).3a. Geographical considerations (thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).3b. Geographical considerations (thoseliving outside the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility).4. Tie breaker: Where it does not provepossible to resolve allocations to an oversubscribedschool by the application ofcriteria 1-3, any remaining places will beallocated by drawing lots.Notes:1. Children in Public Care* are those lookedafter by a local authority within the meaning ofSection 22 of the Children Act 1989.Children Previously in Public Care* are thosewho were looked after, but ceased to be sobecause they were adopted 1 (or becamesubject to a residence order 2 or specialguardianship order 3 ).* Documentation will need to be provided to SouthGloucestershire Council as proof of care status.1Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.Advice from the DfE sets out that the Adoption Act did notcome into force until 31 December 2005 and therefore onlychildren adopted after this date qualify as Previously LookedAfter Children.2Under the terms of the Children Act 1989.3Section 14A of the Children Act 1989.2. Local siblings: children are defined as localsiblings if:❚❚they are full or half brother or sister; orthey are adoptive brother or sister; or❚ they are children within the school’s definedArea of Responsibility, and they haveindicated that school as a preference; and❚the older sibling is already in attendanceat the school and will be in attendance inSeptember 2015 (statutory school age only).Please note: to be defined as a ‘localsibling’ a child must live in the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school.3a. Geographical considerations (for thoseliving within the school’s Area of PrimeResponsibility): Priority will be given to thosechildren who live within the Area of PrimeResponsibility for the school. Where a schoolalso has an Area of First Responsibility,children living in this area will be given thehighest priority.Admission to Sir Bernard Lovell School – Foundation Trust✆ 01454 868008 cis@southglos.gov.uk83
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