Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield, Information for Parents
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Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield, Information for Parents
Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield, September 2013 Information for Parents You can submit your application online at www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions Primary Schools in Enfield with a Nursery Class KEY 21 19 30 8 41 12 32 6 7 28 34 4 22 27 31 5 1 11 24 35 39 37 40 20 13 9 33 18 23 17 14 3 16 10 15 2 36 26 38 29 25 1. Alma 2. Bowes 3. Brettenham 4. Brimsdown 5. Bush Hill Park 6. Carterhatch 7. Chase Side 8. Chesterfield 9. Churchfield 10. Cuckoo Hall 11. De Bohun 12. Eastfield 13. Eldon 14. Fleecefield 15. Galliard 16. Garfield 17. Hazelbury 18. Highfield 19. Honilands 20. Houndsfield 21. Keys Meadow 22. Kingfisher Hall Academy 23. Latymer All Saints 24. Oasis Academy Hadley 25. Prince of Wales 26. Raynham 27. Southbury 28. St. Andrew’s Enfield 29. St. John & St James 30. St. John’s 31. St. Mary’s 32. St. Michael’s 33. Starks Field 34. Suffolks 35. The Raglan 36. Tottenhall 37. West Grove 38. Wilbury 39. Wolfson Hillel 40. Woodpecker Hall Academy 41. Worcesters Contents Letter to parents and carers ........................................ 2 Special educational Needs.......................................... 15 PLEASE NOTE: Applying for a nursery class place......................... 3 General information.......................................................... 16 Completing the application form........................... 5 Private fostering.......................................................... 17-18 How applications are decided..................................... 6 Useful addresses and contacts................................ 19 Please remember that staff in the Enfield Schools Admission Service are dealing with the placement of many children at the same time and we try our utmost to help the parents of all these children. We do the job conscientiously and always welcome polite enquiries, either on the telephone, in writing or in person. Admissions criteria for community schools ...... 7 Priority zones................................................................................8 Your child’s address............................................................. 9 Notification of decisions................................................ 10 What happened last year............................................. 11 n Appendix 1 – Schools In Enfield ............. 20-25 n Appendix 2 – Voluntary aided criteria and Foundation School Admission Arrangements.............. 26 n Appendix 3 – Keywords .......................................... 27 n Appendix 4 – Term dates ....................................... 28 n Appendix 5 – Priority zone maps ......................... 29 Waiting lists.............................................................................. 12 Nursery education funding............................ 13 - 14 The information in this leaflet relates to the Academic Year 2013/2014 and was correct at 1 September 2012. The Authority reserves the right to amend the information contained in this booklet to take account of any important changes that may occur after this date. Further information may be obtained from the Enfield Schools Admission Service. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 1 Letter THIS BOOKLET Enfield Schools Admission Service PO Box 56 Civic Centre, Silver Street Enfield Middlesex EN1 3XQ Email: Enfield.School.Admissions@enfield.gov.uk Website: www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions This booklet is for parents with a child born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 (inclusive). It explains how you apply for a place in a nursery class attached to a primary school in Enfield. If it is possible to offer your child a place at a nursery, they will start in September 2013. Autumn 2012 Dear Parents and Carers, Admission to Nursery Classes, 2013 This booklet has been prepared to give parents and carers information about how to apply for a community school nursery place in Enfield. You will also find details about how to apply for a nursery place at an academy, foundation or voluntary aided school. As well as nursery classes attached to schools in Enfield, there are a number of other preschools, day nurseries and playgroups in the area. Informed Families – Enfield’s Family Information Service has details of the provision available and you will find further information about this Service in this booklet. 2 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield We hope you will find this booklet helpful. If you need any further advice, please contact the Enfield Schools Admission Service, telephone 020 8379 5501. Yours faithfully, Director of Schools and Children’s Services Nursery classes in Enfield are part time and are open during term time only. Children in nursery classes attend either five mornings or five afternoons a week. A separate leaflet is available from Informed Families – Enfield’s Family Information Service (telephone 0800 694 1066) that lists other nursery classes, day nurseries and playgroups run by voluntary and private organisations. Children who attend a nursery class attached to a school are not guaranteed a place in the reception classes of the same school. All parents have to re-apply for admission for the following year. This is to ensure that parents who do not to send their children to nursery will not be disadvantaged when applying for a school place. Applying for a nursery class place (part time) WHAT KIND OF SCHOOLS ARE THERE? There are four different types of primary schools that may have nursery classes. nCommunity schools. The admission arrangements are the responsibility of the Local Authority. n Voluntary Aided schools. The Governors are the admission authority for these schools. nAcademies. The Governors are the admission authority for these schools. The following foundation and voluntary aided schools have nursery classes. Parents who would like to apply for these schools need to approach them directly. Cuckoo Hall Primary School, Kingfisher Hall Academy, Latymer All Saints CE, Oasis Academy Hadley Primary, St. Andrew’s CE Primary, Enfield, St. John’s CE, St. John & St. James CE Primary, St. Mary’s Catholic Primary, St. Michael’s CE Primary, Wolfson Hillel, Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy. A list of all the schools with nurseries can be found in Appendix 1. APPLYING FOR A PLACE IN A NURSERY CLASS AT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL If you have a child born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 you can apply for a nursery class for September 2013. This will be the September before their 4th birthday. Children who are offered a place, either mornings or afternoons, usually attend the nursery class for a year before starting in a reception class at a primary school. The place will be part time. You can apply online at www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions for a place in a community school nursery class and further details about this are given on the next page. Application forms will also be available from 1 October but no earlier than this date. It is not possible to make an application any earlier. Application forms can be obtained from any of the community schools, which have a nursery class attached or from the Enfield Schools Admission Service. All applications are treated in the same way in accordance with the procedure listed on page 5. Applications are not dealt with on a first come first served basis Pre-schools and Day Nurseries in the private and voluntary sector are registered by Ofsted Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 3 Applying online APPLYING ONLINE – ww.enfield.gov.uk/ admissions From 1 October 2012 until 15 January 2013 you will also be able to apply for your community nursery class online. The online applications will be managed through a secure London-wide portal hosted by the London Grid for Learning website. The website address is www.enfield.gov.uk/admissions There are benefits to applying online: The closing date for applications is 15 January 2013 whether you apply online or fill in the paper form. If you apply online you still need to send in proof of your address and your child’s date of birth to the Admissions Service at the Civic Centre. Please print off the relevant page from your online application and send it with the documentation to the Admissions Service in Enfield. n It is quick and easy to do n You will get an email confirmation that your If you decide to apply online you must not submit an Enfield paper application form. If you don’t have access to the internet at home, you can always visit your local library and get access there. The first hour is free but demand can be heavy so to avoid disappointment we strongly recommend that you book a session in advance. For further details telephone your nearest library. application has been received n The system helps you check for errors n The system has a series of security procedures which will prevent anyone seeing information they are not entitled to n Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the closing date n You will be able find out the outcome of your application during the evening of 4 May 2013. VERY IMPORTANT – Please note: Parents/Carers must have an email address to make an online application. To help parents/carers, links are provided from the eAdmissions website to enable applicants to register for a free email address. 4 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield You may wish to make a note of your user name and password here: USER NAME: PASSWORD: Completing the application form COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM If you decide not to apply online a paper application form will need to be completed in full and returned to the school with the nursery class that you would like your child to attend. You will need to take evidence of your child’s home address and date of birth to show the school when you apply. For evidence of your address you should provide two of the following. n a mortgage or rental agreement n most recent Council Tax statement n most recent child benefit letter n a utility bill less than 3 months old To confirm your child’s date of birth you may provide his/ her medical card or personal child health record (red book). When you sign the application form, you are asked to confirm you have received, read and understood this booklet. You are also signing to confirm the information you have given is accurate and complete and that you understand that if there is false information, the authority has the right to withhold or withdraw the offer of a place. WHAT IF I MAKE MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD Parents should complete only one application form. You may nominate up to two community schools as preferences. If you complete more than one application form, the Authority will take the form with the latest date as the valid application and will withdraw any earlier applications. If two or more applications are completed on the same day, the Authority reserves the right to decide which application to accept and which to disqualify. HOW YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE DEALT WITH Schools will forward your application to the Enfield Schools Admission Service. Your child will be considered for the school/schools nominated as a preference. If more applications are received than the number of places available, places will be allocated according to the criteria (rules) listed on page 7. When deciding applications, admission authorities are under a legal duty to follow the arrangements described in the published information. Because of this, we can only consider information relevant to the published criteria. These are listed in priority order. If your child can be offered a nursery place you will be sent a letter advising you of this on 4 May 2013. You will be asked to respond to this letter within 10 days. If you do not reply by the date given, the place will be withdrawn and offered to another child. If it is not possible to offer your child a place, you will receive a letter advising you of this from the Enfield Schools Admission Service. This letter will give you information about any nurseries with vacancies and invite you to consider whether you would like to apply for one of these vacancies. This is likely to be only a limited number of schools. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 5 How applications are decided HOW APPLICATIONS ARE DECIDED LATE APPLICATIONS For admissions to Enfield’s community nursery classes, Enfield will always try to meet your request by allocating a place for your child at the nursery class you named as your highest preference. However, many nursery classes are likely to be oversubscribed. In these cases, places will be given to children who meet the criteria in the order shown. Please note nursery places are only part time. It is important to apply during the application period as late applications will be considered only after places have been allocated to the children whose parents applied before the closing date. Nursery class places are in considerable demand and it would be unusual to have vacancies once all ‘on time’ applications have been processed. It is, therefore, very important to apply at the correct time. The process of allocating places will begin after 15 January 2013, once the completed applications have been returned. The Admissions Service will prioritise all the applications that have been received for each school in accordance with the published admissions criteria. This briefly includes: n Considering the medical applications that have been made. n Verifying that children are siblings, living at the same address and that the older child is expected to still be at the school nominated in September 2013. n Measuring the distance from the home to the school for other applications. Once all the applications have been considered under the right criterion, a proposed admission list is drawn up for each of the schools. The Enfield Schools Admission Service will then begin to co-ordinate the offer of places. Your child will be offered a place at whichever nursery class is the highest preference for which they have qualified under the admissions criteria. Lower preferences are withdrawn at this stage. 6 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield If you apply after 15 January 2013 for admission in September 2013, you will need to go to the Enfield Schools Admission Service, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ to complete your application form. You will need to bring with you documentation to confirm your child’s name, date of birth and address. No schools will accept a direct application after this date. The Authority reserves the right to accept late applications, where it considers there are exceptional reasons for the application not being received on time. NURSERY CLASSES IN ANOTHER LOCAL AUTHORITY (LA) Children living in Enfield can apply to go to nursery classes in another local authority (LA). Parents should contact the relevant LA for information about the arrangements for admissions to nursery classes in their area. Parents must not nominate out borough schools on the Enfield form. Children who live outside Enfield may apply to a school within this borough. Parents should contact the relevant school for an appropriate form. It is important that parents also apply for schools in their own local authority. Admissions criteria for nursery classes at community schools ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR NURSERY CLASSES AT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS e) Children genuinely resident within the school’s designated priority zone; The following criteria are used to decide which children should be offered places when there are more children wanting to go to the school than there are places available. When this is the case, applications from parents who nominated the school as their preference will be considered before other applicants. The criteria are in order of priority. f) Children living nearest to the school measured as the crow flies, that is, in a straight line from the child’s home to the main entrance of the school. (Travel by private car or public transport is not taken into account). a) Children in public care (looked after children) and children who were adopted (or subject to residence orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after; b) Children for whom a particular school is appropriate on exceptional medical grounds. Such applications will be considered under this criterion only if they are supported by an attached written statement from a doctor. This must demonstrate that there is a very specific connection between the child’s medical need and the school requested; c) Children with a brother or sister who will be attending the school or linked junior school at the time of proposed admission. The children concerned must be living at the same address; d) Children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed at the school concerned for two or more years at the time of application and/or children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. All distances will be calculated by our admissions IT system using ADDRESS-POINT®. This provides a national grid co-ordinate and a unique reference for each postal address in Great Britain. The grid reference is provided to a resolution of 0.1 metres (10 cm). The accuracy of each ADDRESS-POINT® is such that each point will fall within the addressed building. In the case of a multi-occupancy buildings such as flats where there may only be one address point, priority will be given to the applicants whose door number is the lowest numerically/or alphabetically When it is not possible to admit all applicants to a particular school within any criterion, priority for the places available will be measured as the crow flies. Unfortunately, there have been some cases where parents have been tempted to supply false or inappropriate information to try and get a place at a particular school, for example, by giving the address of a relative instead of the home address. Information supplied by parents is checked. If it is found that false information has been provided and a place has been obtained because of this, the place is likely to be withdrawn. A place can also be withdrawn once a child has started. Read the admissions criteria (set of rules) for the school you are interested in The Local Authority defines siblings as a brother or sister living at the same address on the date when the applicant would be admitted. The term “sibling” means a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 7 Priority zones WHAT IS A PRIORITY ZONE? Some primary schools have priority zones. The children living within these zones have priority of admission to a particular school. Priority zones are normally areas in which families who ask for admission live some distance away from the school concerned, but who cannot reasonably be offered an alternative community primary school. These zones may vary from year to year. The priority zones relating to admissions during the 2013/2014 academic year are as follows: 8 BRETTENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL CHASE SIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL FLEECEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL RAYNHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL Becket Road Cameron Close Cavendish Close Cavendish Road Cheshire House Craig Park Road Dane Road Daniel Close Dodsley Place Ellanby Crescent First Avenue, N18 Gibbs Road Hereford House Jeremy’s Green Leicester House Montagu Crescent Montagu Gardens Montagu Road (numbers 1-237 odd, 2-226 even) Princes Road Rays Avenue Rays Road Second Avenue, N18 Shropshire House Stacey Avenue Swaythling Close Aragon Close East Lodge Lane Enders Close Farorna Walk Hadley Road Harefield Close High Oaks Hunters Way Lavender Hill (numbers 200 up) Mount View Oak Avenue Ridge Crest Roundhedge Way Spring Court Road The Ridgeway (odd numbers from 191 up, even numbers from 82 up) William Covell Close Brook Crescent Brookfield Road Brookside Road Felixstowe Road Fraser Road Grilse Close Parr Close Albany Road, N18 Culpepper Close Dysons Road Genista Road Kimberley Road Ladysmith Road, N18 Leopold Road Willoughby Lane Nos 179 -209 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield Your child’s address ADDRESS Admissions Service. The child’s address used in the application for admission must be the child’s place of ordinary residence, that is, the address where there is a settled intention by those with parental responsibility to live for the foreseeable future. You must not use a business address, childminders’ or relatives’ address or any other address other than the child’s place of ordinary residence. You must provide proof to support your address and the information will be checked. If a place is offered on the basis of false information, the place will be withdrawn. The Council do not accept short term accommodation addresses which appear to have been obtained to achieve proximity and so priority for admission to a school. In these cases, the Council may require supplementary evidence to support the child’s ordinary residence at that address. If a parent or adult with parental responsibility is found to have knowingly given false information to improve their chances of obtaining a place at a particular school. Any offer made on the basis of false information will be withdrawn. If a parent to have knowingly given false information to obtain a school place the actions will be investigated with a view to civil or criminal proceedings being taken against them under the Fraud Act 2006 or any other relevant enactment. If you move home after completing the form you must tell the Admissions Service straight away. Changes will only be accepted for admission purposes if satisfactory proof is provided that a move to a new address has taken place. Further information is available from the When parents live separately, the application must be based on the address at which the child usually lives and as given on the child benefit documentation. When parents live separately but the child lives equally with both parents at different addresses, the child’s home address will be taken to be the address of the main parent/carer eligible to receive Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. If there are reasons why your child is not living with the main parent/carer, you and the other parent/ carer must declare this individually by letter and submit this with your application form for consideration by a senior officer in the Admissions Service. If this address is accepted, it will be used for applications to all schools, including voluntary aided and foundation schools. If your child has been allocated a place and you move before your child’s admission, the application for a place may be reconsidered. This may result in the offer of a place being withdrawn if, for example, you move further away from the school. MEDICAL In relation to community nursery classes, a small number of children are offered places under this criterion. Medical priority is usually given to children who have an exceptional illness or disability, which means that one school is more appropriate than another. If you think that your child should be considered under the medical criterion when making your application you must: n Indicate which nursery class you are asking for your child to be considered for on medical grounds. n Explain how the nursery class concerned can meet your child’s needs better than any other nursery class. n Ensure that a suitable professional, for example a consultant, supports your request. This information must be provided with your application. Your request will be considered by a panel of senior local authority staff. Further advice may be sought at the discretion of the Director of Schools and Children’s Services. PLEASE NOTE: It is not usually possible to give a child priority on medical grounds after the allocations have been completed if medical information was not submitted at the time of application. Lots of children may have some medical or special needs when they start school but the majority will not need to be given any additional priority of admission. It is still very important though that you tell the school of any medical or special needs your child may have before he or she starts school. For example, you should let the school know if your child has a nut allergy, is diabetic or has received support from the speech and language service. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 9 Notification of decisions NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS MORNING/AFTERNOON SESSIONS Parents/carers will be sent a letter advising them of the outcome of their application on 3 May 2013. Parents will be asked to accept or decline the offer of a place within 10 days in order that unwanted nursery places can be reallocated. Children usually stay in a nursery class for the full year. Sometimes, though, a child leaves and it is possible to allocate that place to another child on the school’s reserve list. Individual schools are responsible for deciding whether the place allocated is a morning or afternoon session. If it is not possible to offer a place at the nursery of your preference you may contact the Enfield Schools Admission Service to see which nursery classes have vacancies so that you can consider applying for any of these. If your child is offered a nursery class place it is on the understanding that they will attend for either five morning or five afternoon sessions. If you accept a place at an Enfield nursery class your child will not be able to take up another part time place in a voluntary, private or independent nursery/playgroup unless you meet the cost of this placement in full. 10 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield Nursery class places are not available for less than five half day sessions each week. School nursery classes are only open during the school term. Applications are not dealt with on a first come first serve basis WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR – NURSERY CLASSES AT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS – 2012 ALLOCATIONS School No. of Places Total Applications Looked After/ Medical Siblings Priority Zone Distance Furthest Distance (miles) No.of Refusals Bowes 60 89 4 16 N/A 40 0.671 11 Brettenham 60 144 4 24 15 17 0.217 44 Brimsdown 60 113 2 27 N/A 31 0.334 29 Bush Hill Park 60 93 2 28 N/A 30 0.457 25 Carterhatch 60 147 3 27 N/A 30 0.452 32 Chase Side 60 114 3 25 0 32 0.386 50 Chesterfield 60 97 2 44 N/A 14 0.552 12 Churchfield 60 109 3 23 N/A 34 0.398 36 Eastfield 60 112 4 27 N/A 29 0.290 32 Eldon Infant 60 119 2 50 N/A 8 0.180 45 Fleecefield 60 139 4 25 10 21 0.207 44 Galliard 60 146 4 33 N/A 23 0.356 62 Hazelbury Infant 60 145 2 47 N/A 11 0.166 64 Highfield 60 79 3 17 N/A 40 0.942 19 Houndsfield 60 73 4 30 N/A 26 0.647 7 Prince of Wales 60 121 4 27 N/A 29 0.445 26 Raynham 60 129 3 39 5 13 0.106 62 Southbury 60 94 4 22 N/A 34 0.743 6 Starks Field 60 89 2 10 N/A 48 0.864 6 The Raglan Infant 60 135 4 40 N/A 16 0.272 73 Tottenhall 60 131 3 22 N/A 35 0.275 53 n The Local Authority was able to meet the demand for places at: Alma, De Bohun, Garfield, Honilands, Houndsfield, Suffolks, West Grove, Wilbury Schools and Worcesters. This table provides information about the pattern of admissions for the academic year 2012/13. The breakdown may be very different for the academic year 2013/14. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 11 Waiting lists WAITING LISTS APPEALS Children who are not offered a place at a nursery class will be placed on a waiting list for their preferred nursery. Waiting lists are prioritised in accordance with the admissions criteria. There is no right of appeal for a nursery place. Any places that are declined will be offered to other children on the waiting list. When it is not possible to offer places to twins or triplets, their names will be kept on the reserve list in the same way as other children. If only one place becomes available and the children at the top of the reserve list are twins/triplets, parents will be contacted so they can decide whether or not to accept the one place available. The Authority will not be able to offer two or three places in these cases if there is only one vacancy available. 12 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield ADMISSION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 2014 You will need to apply separately for a place in the reception class of a primary/infant school regardless of whether your child is offered a place at a nursery class. There is no automatic right of transfer from the nursery class to reception class in the same school. Children eligible for nursery education from September 2013 will usually start primary school in September 2014. The application procedure for admission to a reception class of a school will be from 1 October 2013 – 15 January 2014. A booklet providing information about this process will be available from your local primary school or the Enfield Schools Admission Service from 1 October 2013. The arrangements may be different to those currently in place. If your application is late, you might not get a place even if you have other children at the school Support to find free, quality early learning sessions WHAT IF THERE ARE NO PLACES AVAILABLE IN THE NURSERY, PLAYGROUP OR PRE-SCHOOL OF MY PREFERENCE? Enfield Council offers 15 hours of free early learning sessions to all three and four-year olds in the term following their third birthday, for a maximum of 38 weeks of the year, whether or not the provider is attached to a school. These free sessions will be made available flexibly to meet your family’s needs. This is called the free entitlement. You can find out how the free entitlement works in our At a glance factsheet ‘The Free Entitlement (Nursery Education Fund) FREE sessions to support your child’s development’. This factsheet can be downloaded at www.enfield.gov.uk/if/downloads. Informed Families – Enfield’s Family Information Service (IF) publish a complete list of day nurseries, playgroups and pre-schools in Enfield, but please note that not all providers have signed a contract to deliver free Early Education sessions (see next section below). You can call IF for a list of these providers or search online for these providers at www.enfield.gov.uk/fid. If you have already used IF’s information but are unable to find a place, you can contact them again and ask to be referred to IF Extra – Enfield’s Childcare Brokerage service, which can provide free and impartial face-to-face support to help you find the right place for your child. Eligibility criteria apply: see IF’s Childcare Brokerage policy for more details. WHERE CAN I GET THE FREE SESSIONS? Providers must be part of the LBE Directory of Providers, which means they have signed a contract to deliver quality care and learning. This includes most nurseries and pre-schools or playgroups, as well as some childminders. IF can help you find a suitable nursery or pre-school, as well as giving you more information about how directory providers have agreed to deliver the free entitlement sessions. Your child can take their sessions with one or two childcare providers. If your child receives education in a maintained school nursery or reception class, they are receiving their free entitlement sessions, and they will not get more sessions with another nursery or pre-school on the Directory. HOW DO I GET THE SESSIONS? Visit your local nursery, or pre-school and ask if a place is available. Check with IF that the setting is registered on the Directory. Read the factsheet from the Choosing Childcare series: ‘Choosing a group childcare setting’, at www.enfield.gov.uk/if/downloads. This factsheet answers frequently asked questions about finding the right early education place for your child. DOES FREE REALLY MEAN FREE? Yes. All sessions must be free to parents at the point of delivery and there should be no conditions attached to a free place. Any fees, for such as additional hours or lunches, must be presented clearly to you and agreed, prior to your child starting at the setting. The provider receives funding for delivering the Free Entitlement sessions your child uses. If your child takes up more than the Free Entitlement, or accesses additional services, then you will have to pay any extra fees. For example, if your child attends a four-hour session with a provider who offers an Extended Offer of three hours, you will have to pay the provider for the additional hour. Don’t forget that if you work, you may be eligible to claim the childcare element of Working Tax Credits, or your employer may provide childcare vouchers to help you with meeting the costs of your childcare. You will be asked to sign an agreement to say that you are not already receiving the Free Entitlement sessions that you are claiming from another provider. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 13 Support to find free, quality early learning sessions continued Some settings charge a registration fee or deposit when a child first starts to attend, although they may only do so if your child is accessing more than the Free Entitlement hours. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CHILD ALREADY ATTENDS A NURSERY FULL-TIME? Your provider is expected to reduce the normal fees for your child by the value of the free place. Remember: your provider must be a member of the Directory. CAN I TAKE UP A PLACE OUTSIDE ENFIELD? Yes. You can take your three or four year-old child to any nursery or playgroup/pre-school that is on that borough’s Directory. level and that children are progressing towards the Early Learning Goals within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). You can view Ofsted’s latest inspection reports at www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspectionreport, and the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s reports find at www.isi.net to find out more about the quality of your preferred provider’s care and learning. For more information please contact IF or download their Choosing Childcare factsheet: ‘Why Quality Matters’, at www.enfield.gov.uk/if/downloads. This factsheet answers frequently asked questions about what Ofsted and the Council does to help early years settings improve their practice and keep your child safe and happy. HOW CAN I BE SURE ABOUT QUALITY? Nurseries and pre-schools in the Directory of providers in the private and voluntary sector are registered by Ofsted, and independent school nurseries are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. This ensures that the quality of care and learning is at an appropriate Further information on the free entitlement and quality early learning is available from IF on: 0800 694 1066 Lines open: Monday-Friday 8.45am-12.00pm and 1.00pm-4.15pm except Wednesday 1.00pm-4.15pm email: if@enfield.gov.uk or visit: www.enfield.gov.uk/if 14 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield Make sure you return your completed Enfield application form by 15 January 2013 Special educational needs SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Enfield provides a range of specialist facilities and support services for children who have special educational needs. The special educational needs of most children are met in mainstream schools through arrangements made by the schools themselves. If you think your child has special educational needs you should talk to your child’s teacher about your worries. If you are still concerned, there will be somebody in the school responsible for special educational needs who will be happy to talk to you. This person is called the Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) in primary schools. The person may be a class teacher, a specialist teacher, a deputy head or the headteacher, depending on the arrangements made by the school. Each school also has a Governor who has responsibility for special needs. The school may decide, after talking to you, that your child should have specialist support from within the school or advice and support from one or more of Enfield’s special educational needs services. When this support has been in place for some time your child’s progress will be reviewed. If you and the school are still concerned that your child is not making enough progress a statutory assessment under the 1996 Education Act may be necessary. The statutory assessment will be co-ordinated by SEN Services at Enfield Education Services. Further information about this may be obtained from SEN Services, telephone (020) 8379 3232 or (020) 8379 3210. Enfield provides a range of specialist facilities and support services for children who have special educational needs CHILDREN WITH A STATEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS In some cases, priority of admission to a particular school may be given to children if the LA has agreed to name that school on the child’s statement of special educational needs. In these cases, if your child would not normally have obtained a place in the school through the normal admissions process described earlier in this booklet, priority will only be given to those children who have an overriding need for the school concerned i.e. it is adapted or has a resource base that can meet their particular need. If you ask for a particular school, SEN Services will send your child’s details to the Governors of the School. The Governors will consider if naming the school in your child’s statement will: n be appropriate for the child’s age, ability, aptitude or special educational needs; n be compatible with the provision of efficient education of other pupils already attending the school; n be an efficient use of the LA’s resources. If they feel that naming their school on your child’s statement of Special Educational Needs is inappropriate they will put their reasons in writing. These will then be considered by the LA’s SEN Panel who will advise the LA whether or not to name that school. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 15 General information FAMILY HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIME Under normal circumstances it is expected that family holidays will be arranged during school holiday periods. Where it is impossible for a child to attend school because of holiday arrangements, parents should notify the school in writing, giving as much notice as possible, unless there are exceptional circumstances. Holidays taken during term-time which are longer than two weeks in duration may result in the child’s place at the school being re-allocated. Where children are taken out of school without seeking permission, these absences will be deemed unauthorised. In such cases schools can refer to the Education Welfare Service with regard to penalty notices. RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE There is no provision in community schools for the particular needs of any religious group. Parents who, because of their religious convictions, wish to withdraw their child from assembly or from Religious Education, need to discuss this with their Headteacher. The religious preferences of parents as they may affect the education of their child, will not be taken into account when considering applications for non-denominational schools. STATEMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS *Key Stage 1 for the National Curriculum also includes those pupils in Reception classes who have reached compulsory school age. The new description does not cover nursery provision 16 KEY STAGE: DESCRIPTION (YEAR): AGE OF THE MAJORITY OF PUPILS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR: * Reception 5 1 Year 1 6 1 Year 2 7 2 Year 3 8 2 Year 4 9 2 Year 5 10 2 Year 6 11 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield The London Borough of Enfield believes in equality of opportunity for all its citizens regardless of class, age, colour, creed, religion, gender and sexual orientation. Multi-cultural education is just one of the many aspects in its implementation and accordingly the London Borough of Enfield will treat all its residents on an equal and fair basis. DATA PROTECTION ACT The information provided on the application form by parents/guardians will be input on to a computer system for use by the Local Authority in accordance with the Data Protection Act.. Are you looking after someone else’s child? If you are caring for a child under the age of 16 (or 18 if disabled) for 28 days or more, and you are not a close relative, this is called a ‘private fostering’ arrangement. A close relative is defined as either a grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle (whether blood relative or by marriage) or a stepparent. All private fostering arrangements have to be registered with the local authority because local authorities have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their borough, and to ensure that those in private fostering arrangements are safe and secure. What the law says: n By law, all private fostering arrangements have to be registered with the local authority where the private foster carer lives. n If you intend to look after someone else’s child for more than 28 days you must inform Enfield Children and Families Social Care at least 6 weeks before the child comes to live with you. n Where an emergency arrangement has been made you must inform Enfield Children and Families Social Care within 48 hours of the child’s arrival. Private fostering is based on parental consent for the duration of the arrangements, and birth parents retain parental responsibility all of the time. Birth parents should inform Enfield Children and Families Social Care of their intention to have someone else look after their child. Private foster carers become responsible for the day-to-day care of the child they are looking after. They are responsible for carrying out any duties agreed with the parents and must allow a social worker to visit the child being looked after at the carer’s home. Birth parents should provide the carer with details of their child’s school and health, information about their history, language, religion, interests, dietary needs, hobbies, likes and dislikes etc. It is a good idea for parents to have a written agreement with the carer so that everyone is clear about how the child should be cared for. This should include consent to medical treatment, educational issues and financial arrangements. It is important that birth parents keep in regular contact with their children and with the carers. If they do not, the child may be considered to have been abandoned. n It is an offence not to inform your local authority about a private fostering arrangement unless there is a reasonable explanation. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 17 Are you looking after someone else’s child? continued What are the responsibilities of Enfield Children and Families Social Care? Who do I tell if I am involved in, or aware of, a private fostering arrangement? In order to fulfil their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their borough, Enfield Children and Families Social Care will: If you know of a private fostering arrangement then you must contact Enfield Children and Families Social Care. They will be pleased to hear from you. It is not their intention to disrupt the arrangements you have made, they just need to know about them and check that the child is safe and being properly cared for. n Act on information given by parents, carers and anyone else about private fostering arrangements and visit to assess the suitability of the arrangement. This includes making checks on the carer and their home. n Speak to the child alone and speak to the carer. n Make regular visits in line with the law to ensure the child remains safe and is well cared for. This is within 1 week of being told about a private fostering arrangement and not more than every 6 weeks after that for the first year. n Offer advice and support to the birth parents or carers to try to keep the child at home. If the child is deemed to be at risk of suffering harm or has suffered harm, the child may be removed from the carer by Enfield Children and Families Social Care. You can call or write using the details below: Enfield Children and Families Social Care Assessment Team Charles Babbage House 1 Orton Grove Melling Drive Enfield EN1 4TU Tel: 020 8379 2507 Email:ChildreninNeedService@enfield.gov.uk Or:CPRQADMIN@enfield.gov.uk REMEMBER – PRIVATE FOSTERING IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY WHETHER YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. 18 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield All private fostering arrangements have to be registered with the local authority where the private foster carer lives Useful addresses & contacts ENFIELD PARENTS AND CHILDREN Enfield Parents’ and Children is a local organisation that gives free advice, information and support to parents whose children have special educational needs. Their address is: The Ark Unit 1 Marsh House 500 Montagu Road Edmonton London N9 0UR Tel: (020) 8373 2700 www.enfieldparents.org.uk OFSTED Ofsted is the inspectorate for children and learners in England. It is a non-ministerial government department accountable to Parliament. Their role is to contribute to the provision of better education and care through effective inspection and regulation. They achieve this through a comprehensive system of inspection and regulation covering childcare, schools, colleges, children’s services, teacher training and youth work. Each week Ofsted carries out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits, helping professionals in education and childcare make a difference to the lives of children and young people. Ofsted reports are published on the Ofsted website: www.ofsted.gov.uk CORAM CHILDREN’S LEGAL CENTRE Coram Children’s Legal Centre Coram Community Campus 48 Mecklengburgh Square London WC1N 2QA Tel: 020 7713 0089 Fax: 020 7713 0748 Email: clclondon@essex.ac.uk Child Law Advice Line - Freephone 0808 802 0008 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OTHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES London Borough of Barnet School Organisation and Admissions Team Building 4 North London Business Park Oakleigh Road South London N11 1NP Tel: (020) 8359 7651 Website: www.barnet.gov.uk/school-admissions London Borough of Haringey Chief Education Officer Education Offices 48 Station Road Wood Green London N22 4TY Tel: (020) 8489 1000 Website: www.haringey.gov.uk DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DFE) Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street London. SW1P 3BT Tel: 0870 0002288 Parents website: www.parentscentre.gov.uk www.education.gov.uk Hertfordshire County Council Admissions & Transport Team County Hall (CHR102) Pegs Lane Hertford SG13 8DG Tel: 03001234043 Website: www.hertsdirect.org/admissions You must return the form in person to either the school or the Civic Centre (8th floor) by 31 January 2007 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 19 SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD (A-C) LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY CLASSES SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL Alma Road, Enfield, EN3 4UQ (020) 8804 3302 www.almaprimaryschool.org.uk email: office@alma-primary.org.uk BOWES PRIMARY SCHOOL Bowes Road, London, N11 2HL (020) 8368 2552 www.bowes.enfield.sch.uk email: office@bowes.enfield.sch.uk BRETTENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL Brettenham Road, London, N18 2ET (020) 8345 6055 www.brettenhamprimaryschool.co.uk email: office@brettenham.enfield.sch.uk BRIMSDOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7NA (020) 8804 6797 www.brimsdown.enfield.sch.uk email: contact@brimsdown.enfield.sch.uk BUSH HILL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL Main Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1DS (020) 8366 0521 www.bushhillpark.enfield.sch.uk email: office@bushhillpark.enfield.sch.uk CARTERHATCH INFANT SCHOOL Carterhatch Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JY (020) 8804 6886 www.carterhatch-inf.enfield.sch.uk email: office@caterhatch-inf.enfield.sch.uk CHASE SIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL Trinity Street, Enfield, EN2 6NS (020) 8363 1120 www.chasesideprimary.co.uk email: office@chaseside.enfield.sch.uk 20 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield STATUS AND AGE RANGE APPENDIX 1 HEADTEACHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO. OF NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE Ms. Helen Thomas – 90 Sarah Turner - Executive Headteacher Androulla Nicou - Head of School – 60 Deborah Hall School has a Priority Zone 60 Mr. J. Fisher – 60 Mrs. Sue Crisp – 60 Mr A Boyes – 60 Mrs. Sally Quartson School has a Priority Zone 60 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5-7 Community 5 - 11 SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD (C-F) LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY CLASSES SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER CHESTERFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Chesterfield Road, Enfield, EN3 6BG (01992) 760678 www.chesterfield.enfield.sch.uk email: office@chesterfield.enfield.sch.uk CHURCHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Latymer Road, London, N9 9PL (020) 8807 2458 www.churchfield.enfield.sch.uk email: churchfield.office@churchfield. enfield.sch.uk CUCKOO HALL ACADEMY Cuckoo Hall Lane, London, N9 8DR (020) 8804 4126 www.cuckoohallacademy.org.uk email: office@cuckoohallacademy.org.uk DE BOHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL Green Road, London, N14 4AD (020) 8449 4402 www.debohunprimary.co.uk email: admissions@debohun.enfield.sch.uk EASTFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Eastfield Road, Enfield, EN3 5UX (020) 8804 5013 www.eastfieldprimary.com ELDON INFANT SCHOOL Eldon Road, London, N9 8LG (020) 8807 5230 email: office@eldon-inf.enfield.sch.uk FLEECEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Brettenham Road, London, N18 2ES (020) 8807 7899 email: office@fleecefield.enfield.sch.uk GALLIARD PRIMARY SCHOOL Galliard Road, London, N9 7PE (020) 8804 1818 www.galliard.enfield.sch.uk email: office@galliard.enfield.sch.uk STATUS AND AGE RANGE APPENDIX 1 HEADTEACHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO. OF NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE Mrs. Kaaren Holmes - Head of School – 60 Mr. A. Hall – 60 Patricia Sowter You need to apply directly to this school 120 Mr. Terry Scott – 60 Mr. A. P. Combe – 60 Ms. J. Messer – 60 Mrs. A. Goldwater School has a Priority Zone 60 Ms P. Sullivan – 60 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Academy 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5-7 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 21 SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD (G-K) LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY CLASSES SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Springfield Road, London, N11 1RR (020) 8368 4500 www.garfield.enfield.sch.uk email: office@garfield.enfield.sch.uk HAZELBURY INFANT SCHOOL Haselbury Road, London, N9 9TT (020) 8807 5677 www.hazelbury-inf.enfield.sch.uk email: office@hazelbury-inf.enfield.sch.uk HIGHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Highfield Road, London, N21 3HE (020) 8360 2149 www.highfield.prim.enfield.sch.uk email: office@highfield-primary.enfield. gov.uk HONILANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL Lovell Road, Enfield, EN1 4RE 01992 701012 www.honilands.ik.org email: office@honilands.enfield.sch.uk HOUNDSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Ripon Road, London, N9 7RE (020) 8804 4938 www.houndsfield.enfield.sch.uk email: office@houndsfield.enfield.sch.uk KEYS MEADOW PRIMARY SCHOOL 84 Tysoe Avenue, Enfield, EN3 6FB (020) 8350 8200 www.keysmeadows.enfield.sch.uk email: office@keysmeadow.enfield.sch.uk KINGFISHER HALL ACADEMCY Cuckoo Hall Lane Edmonton, London N9 8DR (020) 8804 4126 www.kingfisheracademy.org.uk email: office@kingfisherhallacademy.org.uk 22 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield STATUS AND AGE RANGE APPENDIX 1 HEADTEACHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO. OF NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE Ms K. Khwaja – 60 Ms. V. White – 60 Mrs. M. Kemal – 60 Mr. R. Silverman – 90 Miss V. Fitt – 60 Mr. L. Price – 60 Matthew Laban You need to apply directly to this school. 60 Community 5 - 11 Community 5-7 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 A SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD (L-S) LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY CLASSES SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER LATYMER ALL SAINTS CE SCHOOL 41 Hydethorpe Avenue, London, N9 9RS (020) 8807 2679 www.latymerallsaints.enfield.sch.uk email: offoce@latymerallsaints.enfield. sch.uk OASIS ACADEMY HADLEY PRIMARY 143 South Street, Enfield EN3 4PX (020) 8804 1648 www.oasisacademyhadley.org email: info@oasishadley.org PRINCE OF WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL Salisbury Road, Enfield, EN3 6HG (01992) 762840 www.princeofwales.enfield.sch.uk email: office@princeofwales.enfield.sch.uk RAYNHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL Raynham Avenue, London, N18 2JQ (020) 8807 4726 www.raynhamprimaryschool.co.uk email: office@raynham.enfield.sch.uk ST. ANDREW’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL 116 Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3UL (020) 8363 5003 www.st-andrewsenf.co.uk email: admin@st-andrews-enfield.enfield. sch.uk ST JOHN’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Theobalds Park Road, Enfield, EN2 9BD (020) 8363 4709 www.stjohnsprimarysch.org.uk email: office@stjohnsprimarysch.org.uk ST. JOHN & ST. JAMES CE PRIMARY SCH Grove Street, London N18 2TL (020) 8807 2578 www.stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk email: office@stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Durants Road, Enfield, EN3 7DE (020) 8804 2396 www.st-marys.enfield.lgfl.net office@stmarys.enfield.sch.uk STATUS AND AGE RANGE APPENDIX 1 HEADTEACHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO. OF NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE Miss. L. Reynolds You need to apply directly to this school 90 Ms L. Dawes The Academy moves to its new home in December 2012. You need to apply directly to this school. 60 Jan Bless – 60 Marra Rollins School has a Priority Zone 60 Miss. F. Hood You need to apply directly to this school 60 Mrs. S. Notley You need to apply directly to this school 13 Mrs. H. Knightley You need to apply directly to this school Miss. M. Creed You need to apply directly to this school Voluntary Aided 5 - 11 Academy 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Voluntary Aided 5 - 11 Voluntary aided 5 - 11 Voluntary aided 5 - 11 Voluntary Aided 52 5 - 11 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 23 SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD (S-W) LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY CLASSES SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER ST. MICHAEL’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Brigadier Hill, Enfield, EN2 0NB (020) 8363 2724 www.st.michaels.enfield.org.uk email: admin@st-michaels.enfield.sch.uk SOUTHBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL Swansea Road, Enfield, EN3 4JG (020) 8804 1710 email: office@southbury.enfield.sch.uk STARKS FIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL 167 Church Street, Edmonton, N9 9SJ (020) 8887 6060 www.starksfield.enfield.sch.uk email: office2@starksfield.enfield.sch.uk SUFFOLKS PRIMARY SCHOOL Brick Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PU (020) 8804 1534 www.suffolks.enfield.sch.uk email: office@suffolks.enfield.sch.uk THE RAGLAN INFANT SCHOOL Wellington Road, Enfield, EN1 2NS (020) 8360 5121 www.raglan.infant.org email: office@raglanjunior.org TOTTENHALL INFANT SCHOOL Tottenhall Road, London, N13 6HX (020) 8829 1100 www.tottenhall.enfield.sch.uk email: office@tottenhall.enfield.sch.uk WEST GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL 218a Chase Road, London, N14 4LR (020) 8351 9200 www.westgrove.enfield.sch.uk email: gyorganci@westgrove.enfield.sch.uk 24 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield STATUS AND AGE RANGE APPENDIX 1 HEADTEACHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO. OF NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE Miss. C. Mann You need to apply directly to this school 30 Mr. D. Bryant – 60 Ms. D. Bhalla – 60 Acting Headteacher Mrs. Gillian Sanders – 60 Mrs. J. Wood - 60 Mrs C Clarke – 60 Miss. Angela Campbell – 60 Voluntary Aided 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 Community 5-7 Community 5-7 Community 5 - 11 SCHOOLS IN ENFIELD (W) LIST OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH NURSERY CLASSES SCHOOL NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER WILBURY PRIMARY SCHOOL Wilbury Way, London, N18 1DE (020) 8807 5335 www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk email: office@wilbury.enfield.sch.uk WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL 154 Chase Road, London, N14 4LG (020) 8882 6487 www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk email: schooloffice@wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk WOODPECKER HALL ACADEMY Nightingale Road, London, N9 8DR (020) 8443 0708 www.woodpecker-hallacademy.org.uk email: office@cuckoohallacademy.org.uk WORCESTERS PRIMARY SCHOOL Goat Lane, Enfield, EN1 4UF (020) 8363 7860 www.worcesters.enfield.sch.uk email: office@worcesters.enfield.sch.uk LAVENDER PRIMARY SCHOOL Lavender Road, Enfield, EN2 0SX www.lavender.enfield.sch.uk email: office@lavender.enfield.sch.uk STATUS AND AGE RANGE APPENDIX 1 HEADTEACHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NO. OF NURSERY PLACES AVAILABLE Mrs S. Heaviside – 120 Ms. Kirsten Jowett You need to apply directly to this school 60 Miss S. Oliver You need to apply directly to this school 60 Mrs. K. Jaeggi – 60 Community 5 - 11 Voluntary Aided 5 - 11 Academy 5 - 11 Community 5 - 11 There is a proposal for this school to open a nursery class admitting 60 children in September 2013. Parents are able to make an application either online or by completing a paper application at the school. If the nursery does not open as proposed parents will be advised and invited to change their preference. Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 25 APPENDIX 2 VOLUNTARY AIDED AND FOUNDATION SCHOOLS’ ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS The following schools are responsible for admission to their own nursery classes. If you want to apply for a place in the nursery at any of these schools, you must approach the schools directly for further information. Cuckoo Hall Academy (Academy) Kingfisher Hall Academy (Academy) Latymer All Saints CE Primary School (voluntary aided) Oasis Academy Hadley (Academy) St. Andrew’s CE Primary School, Enfield (voluntary aided) St. John & St. James CE Primary School (voluntary aided) St. John’s CE Primary School (voluntary aided) St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School (voluntary aided) St. Michael’s CE Primary School (voluntary aided) Wolfson Hillel Primary School (voluntary aided) Woodpecker Hall Academy (Academy) Details of their admission criteria and admission arrangements are available from the schools directly and will also be available on their websites. Parents should check the closing date for applications with the school/s directly. 26 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield Keywords Academies – Publicly funded independent schools. Admissions are the responsibility of the Governing Body. Admissions Authority – The admissions authority of a school determines the admissions policy of the school. The admissions authority for community primary schools in Enfield is the London Borough of Enfield and the admissions authority of a voluntary aided, academy, or foundation school is the Governing Body of the individual school. Community School – This type of school is funded entirely by the Local Authority. The admissions to the school are controlled by the Local Authority. If the school is oversubscribed the Local Authority’s published criteria for admission will be used. Criteria – The rules used to decide a child’s priority for admission to a particular school. Curriculum – The total programme of planned work and activities of a school to meet its pupils’ needs. Foundation School – This is a school funded entirely by Central Government and is independent of the Local Authority. Admissions to the school are determined by the Governors who, if the school is oversubscribed, operate criteria for admission that have been agreed by the Secretary of State for Education. Key Stage – A period of study relating to a particular age group. Key Stage 1 covers school years reception and years 1-2, and Key Stage 2 covers school years 3-6. APPENDIX 3 Mixed Ability Teaching Groups – Children of a wide range of ability taught together as a class: the work of such a group is largely based on individual and group assignments. Priority Zones – Priority zones are normally areas in which families who ask for admission live some distance away from the school concerned, but who cannot reasonably be offered an alternative community primary school. These zones may vary from year to year. Sibling – The Local Authority defines siblings as a brother or sister living at the same address on the date when the applicant would be admitted. Sibling priority will only be given where the older sibling will still be attending the school in the September that the younger child joins. The term ‘sibling’ means a full, step, half, adopted or fostered brother or sister, but not cousins. Proof of the relationship may be requested. Voluntary Aided School – This is a school which although mainly funded by the Local Authority has admissions decided by the Governing Body. The Governors will apply the published admissions criteria. At Voluntary Aided schools the Governing Body will employ the School’s staff and have primary responsibility for admission arrangements. The School’s land and buildings will normally be owned by a charitable foundation. The Governing Body will contribute towards the capital costs of running the School. 27 Applying for a Primary School in Enfield TITLE dates APPENDIX 4 Term ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/13 AUTUMN TERM 2012 Monday 3 September – Thursday 20 December Half Term – Monday 29 October – Friday 2 November SPRING TERM 2013 Tuesday 7 January –Thursday 28 March Half term – Monday 18 February - Friday 22 February SUMMER TERM 2013 Tuesday 16 April – Wednesday 24 July Half Term – Monday 27 May – Friday 31 May ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14 ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14 AUTUMN TERM 2013 Monday 2 September – Thursday 19 December Half Term – Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November SPRING TERM 2014 Tuesday 6 January – Thursday 4 April Half term – Monday 17 February - Friday 21 February SUMMER TERM 2014 Monday 22 April – Wednesday 23 July Half Term – Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May 28 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield You will have to apply for a reception place for admission in Sept 2014 Priority zonesAPPENDIX 5 PLE V DWAY D. IELD R ONSF SE DNS. PARK G RE CR. ERO N STAC CL RAYS AV . UC CAVE MON . NT AG CAM KINGS RO AD NS MO CRAIG BAXTER RD. ARGYLE R D. ASCO T RD. CRAIG PARK GD DANIE CLOS L E E. AV AVE U ST MORLEY RD NT AG FIR LYNDHURST LANS FIE AVE LD MO G LIN BRETTENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL WAT H S NORTH AVE ES RO AD ENUE O CL BRETTENHAM RD. PRINC S. ROAD EY AV R R PA FLEECEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL JEREM YS GR EEN TAGU RD. SEBASTOPOL RD. DA ROANDE MOID FELIXS TOWE RD. BROOK CR. BEAC T STREE AD RO PEGA BA N ES ROARD THE BROA RD. ERY SHR UBB DOD PLACSLEY E EDMONTON AD RO D FORE ER AS Fraser Road Grilse Close Parr Close IEL Brook Crescent Brookfield Road Brookside Road Felixstowe Road FR FLEECEFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL KF Leicester House Montagu Crescent Montagu Gardens Montagu Road (numbers 1-237odd, 2-226 even) Princes Road Rays Avenue Rays Road Second Avenue, N18 Shropshire House Stacey Avenue Swaythling Close OO BR Becket Road Cameron Close Cavendish Close Cavendish Road Cheshire House Craig Park Road Daniel Close Dodsley Place Ellanby Crescent First Avenue, N18 Gibbs Road Hereford House Jeremy’s Green NA RO AD BRETTENHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL RAYS RD. CON DUIT LANE NDIS H RD . Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 29 Priority zones continuedAPPENDIX 5 CHASE SIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL Aragon Close East Lodge Lane Enders Close Farorna Walk Hadley Road Harefield Close High Oaks Hunters Way Lavender Hill (numbers 200 up) Mount View Oak Avenue Ridge Crest Roundhedge Way Spring Court Road The Ridgeway (odd numbers from 191 up, even numbers from 82 up) William Covell Close 30 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield Priority zones continuedAPPENDIX 5 RAYNHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL Albany Road, N18 Culpepper Close Dysons Road Genista Road Kimberley Road Ladysmith Road, N18 Leopold Road Willoughby Lane Nos 179-209 Applying for a Nursery School in Enfield 31 Give your child the best start by joining the library. Research shows that children who share books regularly have the best chance of reading well. The Library has… Hundreds of books to choose from – picture books, poetry, fairy tales – books to share and books to help your child read alone books in more than 20 different Turkish, Albanian, Somali languages including stories and music on CD and films on DVD free Internet access to find things out lots of activities for you and your child to encourage reading – reading groups, story and craft activities after school and in holidays Enjoying books is a BIG step towards reading To find out more about the Library Service, telephone: 020 8379 1000 or visit the website: www.enfield.gov.uk It’s FREE to join and FREE to borrow books. TRANSLATION Albanian - Polish - Ky libërth shpjegon si të aplikoni për fëmijën tuaj që të shkojë në shkollën fillore në Enfield. Në qoftë se keni nevojë për ndihmë ose këshillë, lutemi kontaktoni Enfield Schools Admission Service, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ telefononi numrin 020 8379 5501 ose kontaktoni shkollën tuaj fillore lokale. Një listë e plotë e emrave dhe adresave të shkollave në Enfield është përfshirë në këtë libërth. Broszura po_wiecona jest informacjom o tym, w jaki sposób nale_y zg_asza_ dziecko do szko_y podstawowej w Enfield. Je_li istnieje potrzeba dalszej informacji prosimy zg_asza_ sie do serwisu przyje_ szkolnych w Enfield (Enfield Schools Admission Service), w Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ, numer telefonu: 020 8379 5501 lub skontaktowa_ sie z najbli_sza szko_a podstawowa. Pe_na lista zosta_a zamieszczona w niniejszej brioszurze. Broszura zawiera pe_na liste adresów szkó_ w Enfield. Bengali - Portuguese Este folheto explica como inscrever a criança no 1° Ciclo do Ensino Básico em Enfield. Se precisar de ajuda ou conselho, pedimos-lhe que contacte Enfield Schools Admission Service, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ, número de telefone 020 8379 5501, ou contacte a escola do 1° Ciclo do Ensino Básico mais perta da sua casa. Inclue-se neste folheto uma lista completa de nomes e endereços das escolas em Enfield.. Farsi - Romanian Aceasta Brosura explica cum sa va inscrieti copilul sa mearga la scoala primara din Enfield. Daca aveti nevoie de ajutor sau sfaturi, va rugam sa luati legatura cu Centru pentru Admitere la Scolile din Enfield, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ telefonati la numarul 020 8379 5501 sau luati legatura cu scoala voastra primara locala. O lista cu numele si adresele scolilor din Enfield este inclusa in aceasta brosura. French Ce Livret explique comment faire une demande d‘admission de votre enfant à l’école primaire dans Enfield. Si vous avez besoin d’une aide ou des conseils, contactez s’il vous plaît le Service d’admission d’ecoles d’Enfield, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ le numéro de téléphone est: 020 8379 5501 ou contactez votre école primaire locale. Une liste complète des noms et adresses des écoles dans Enfield est incluse dans ce livret. Gujarati - Somali Buug yarahaani waxa uu sharxayaa sida ilmahaaga loogu dalbado si uu u dhigto dugsiyada hoose ee Enfield. Hadii aad u baahan tahay wax caawimo ama talo ah, fadlan lasoo xiriir Adeega Meeleeynta ee Isguulada Enfield, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ Taleefoon nambarka 020 8379 5501 ama laxiriir isguulka hoose ee xaafadaada ama degaankaaga. Liiska magacyada iyo ciwaanada isguulada Enfield oo buuxa waxa uu ku jiraa buugyarahaan. Polish Bu bro_ürde çocu_unuz için Enfield’de bir ilkokula nasıl ba_vurabilece_iniz açıklanmaktadır. E_er yardıma ya da tavsiyeye ihtiyacınız varsa lütfen Enfield Schools Admission Service, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XQ, ile ba_lantı kurun. Telefon numarası: 020 8379 5501. Bölgenizdeki ilkokul ile de ba_lantı kurabilirsiniz. Enfield’deki okulların tümünün isimleri ve adresleri bu bro_ürde mevcuttur. Enfield Schools Admission Service PO Box 56 Civic Centre Silver Street Enfield EN1 3XQ Tel: 020 8379 5501 Fax: 020 8379 3334 email: enfield.school.admissions@enfield.gov.uk Enfield Customer Service Centre Tel: 020 8379 1000 MONDAY 10am - 4.30pm TUESDAY 1pm - 4.30pm WEDNESDAY 10am - 4.30pm THURSDAY 1pm - 4.30pm FRIDAY 10am - 4.30pm