In Year School Admissions - Somerset County Council

Appendix BImpact Assessment Form and Action Table(Expand the boxes as appropriate, please see guidance to assist with completion)Why are you completing the Impact Assessment?Proposed New Policyor ServiceChange to Policy orServiceWhat are you completing the ImpactAssessment on (which policy, service, MTFPreference, cluster etc)?Section 1 – Description of what is being impact assessedMTFP or PaperService Review or SCCChange ProgrammeChange in the way the service is delivered for in yearadmissionsThe change from the Authority sending out application forms for schools, to parents being able torequest them from their local school.Section 2A – People or communities that are targeted or could be affected (for Equalities - takingparticular note of the Protected Characteristic listed in action table)All school aged pupils whose parents wish them to move in-year between schools approx5,900 per year in Somerset.Section 2B – People who are delivering the policy or serviceThe service is currently delivered by the admissions team in CYPD and Somerset Direct. Inthe future parents will be able to access the information locally via schools. In future formswill be offered to parents directly by schools and their staff.Section 3 – Evidence and data used for the assessment (Attach documents where appropriate)For all pupils who move schools during the year the authority will look at data on:Free school meals entitlement, special educational needs and English as a second language. Thisdata will be monitored by the authority and shared with schools on a regular basis.The data currently shows that there is a disproportionate number of pupils with English as a SecondLanguage moving into schools in the school year. This of course, is expected as they tend to bemoving to the town following their parents work.The Data also shows a disproportionately high number of children moving with Special EducationalNeeds. This may indicate that the parents’ perception is that an alternative school may better meettheir child’s needs.This process supports getting pupils into their new school more quickly which will be beneficial to theirlearning and the process itself is not anticipated to have any thing other than a positive impact.However, the data will be monitored to ensure this is the case.6 of 12