Admissions
Safeguarding
Our Admissions Policy and Specific Admissions Criteria are at the back of this prospectus and are available on our website, www.chevening.kent.sch.uk topic/admissions.
Our School is a community and all those directly connected (staff, volunteers, Governors, parents, families and pupils) have an essential role to play in making it safe and secure.
Admissions Procedures:
We recognise our statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We recognise the importance of providing an ethos and environment within school that will help children to be safe and feel safe.
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Closing Date – The school follows the timetable for admissions set by Kent County Council.
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Common Application Form (CAF) – A CAF must also be completed online and returned to the Kent Local Authority in line with the admissions timetable. In addition, church attending families are asked to complete our Supplementary Information Form, which should be returned to the School Office.
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Waiting List - Applications received after the cutoff date will be considered in relation to the admissions criteria. Parents/carers should note that gaining a place is not dependent on how early the application was made. Notification of Decision - The Local Authority will inform parents/carers whether their child has gained a place as early as possible after the closing date for applications. Right of Appeal - Parents/carers wishing to appeal against a decision should first contact the Headteacher, who will tell them how to proceed.
In our school children are respected and encourage to talk openly. Our school core safeguarding principles are:
We are an important part of the wider safeguarding system for children. It is our whole school responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. All children (defined as those up to the age of 18) regardless of age, gender, ability, culture, race, language, religion or sexual identity, have equal rights to protection. All children have a right to be heard and to have their wishes and feelings taken into account. All our staff understand safe professional practice and adhere to our safeguarding policies.
Key Safeguarding Contacts:
We hope that the parents/carers who gain a place will feel able to support the Christian ethos of the School and allow their children to complete the whole of their primary education here.
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Karen Minnis (Headteacher)
The number of children which the school can accommodate is limited. The Admissions Policy admits 30 children per year in to the Reception Class. Therefore, we may not be able to admit all those who apply each year. If the number of available places is oversubscribed, the Governing Body will allocate places to pupils with strict regard to the school’s admissions criteria.
Disabilities Coordinator, SENDCo)
Children are offered a full time place from September in the year of their admission. In the Autumn Term, if parents feel their child is not yet ready for full time school, we can consider a part time and/or flexible start to school. Parents have the right to apply to defer entry if they wish (see Department for Education Admissions Code, www.gov.uk/government/publications/summerborn-children-school-admission)
Deputy Safeguarding Leads: Lisa McLean (Deputy Headteacher) Natasha Caisley (Special Educational Needs &
Safeguarding Governor: Joseph Devine If you need to speak to a Safeguarding Lead, please ask for them via the School Office on 01732 452895. Aerial View 2018
Children starting school are invited to spend three afternoons in the Reception Class in the term preceding their admission to school. However, transition arrangements for 2021 entry will be flexible and safely planned around any COVID restrictions and guidance.
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