Suffolk-New-School-Expression-of-interest-Form-final

NEW SCHOOL EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Completing the expression of interest form Before completing this form, please ensure that you have read the specification and background documents prepared by the County Council for the new school to which your expression of interest relates Please also ensure that you can provide all the information and documentation we have asked for and demonstrate how your application meets the identified requirements – failure to so may adversely affect consideration of your application The application comprises the following sections:  Section A: Applicant details and declaration  Section B: Education Vision  Section C: Teaching and Learning  Section D: Evidence of Local Consultation and Support for Partnership Working  Section E: Leadership and Management  Section F: Finance and Implementation In Sections A-F we are asking you to tell us about you and the school you want to establish The boxes provided in each section will expand as you type You need to submit all the information requested in order for your expression of interest to be assessed If there is any additional information that you wish to submit as part of your application please include it in the annexes section at the end of the application form Your completed expression of interest can be emailed to: phil.whiffing@suffolk.gov.uk You will also need to submit two hard copies of the application ‘Recorded Signed For’ post to: Name: Phil Whiffing, Assistant Director, School Organisation and Infrastructure Address: Endeavour House, Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 It is essential that the hard copies are identical to the version you email Application checklist Checklist: Sections A-F of your application Yes  No  You have provided information to cover all of the following areas:   Section A: Applicant details   Section B: Education Vision   Section C: Teaching and Learning         This information is provided in A4 format using Arial font, minimum 12 font size   All relevant information relating to Sections A-E of your application has been emailed to …………………………………   Two hard copies of the application have been sent by ‘Recorded Signed For’ post to: ……………………………………   You have set out your organisation's/group's status and governance arrangements Section D: Evidence of Local Consultation and Support for Partnership Working Section E: Leadership and Management Section F: Finance and Implementation Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Section A: Applicant details Main contact for this application Name: Address: Email Address: Telephone Number: About your organisation/group Please state how  Parent/community-led you would describe  Teacher-led your Approved Academy sponsor organisation/group:  Academy Independent School  Local Authority maintained school  Further Education/Post-16 College/University  Other If Other, please provide more details: In addition to any support/advice from the New Schools  Yes Network, did you put together this application with  No support from another company or organisation? If Yes, please list the name(s) of the organisation(s) and describe clearly the role they played in developing your application Please also describe the role (if any) you envisage for them in setting up and/or running the Academy or Free School if your application is successful: Details of your organisation/group Name: 10 Address: Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 11 Please set out the status of your organisation/group and its governance arrangements 12 Do you run any other schools or other types of education provision?  Yes  No 13 If Yes, please provide details: Existing providers (only) 14 Is your organisation an existing independent school wishing to become a Free School/Academy?  Yes  No 15 Is your organisation an existing independent school wishing to establish a new and separate Free School/Academy?  Yes  No 16 Is your organisation an existing Local Authority maintained school or Academy wishing to establish a new and separate Free School?  Yes  No 17 If you are an existing independent or Local Authority maintained school or an Academy, please state the age range and current number of pupils on roll and your capacity: 18 If you are an existing independent or Local Authority maintained school or an Academy, please provide the date of your most recent inspection and a link to the report on the Ofsted or other inspectorate website: 19 If you are an existing independent or Local Authority maintained school or an Academy, please provide a link to your performance data for the last years: 20 If you are another type of organisation involved in education, e.g an Academy sponsor, please describe that organisation Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Section B: Education Vision Please refer to Section of the new high school specification for guidance on what should be included in this section Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Section C: Teaching and Learning Please refer to Section of the County Council’s new high school specification for guidance on what should be included in this section Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Section D: Evidence of Local Consultation, and Support for Partnership Working Please refer to Section of the County Council new high school specification for guidance on what should be included in this section Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Section E: Leadership and Management Please refer to Sections 2, and in the County Council’s specification for the new high school for guidance on what should be included in this section Suffolk New School Application Form Page of 11 Section F: Finance and Implementation In this section, applicants are asked to: demonstrate their capability and capacity to deliver their proposal to time and budget; demonstrate how they will achieve value for money and confirm that the costs for establishing the new school can be met within the estimated capital costs outlined in Section of the Background Information Document and, where they cannot be met, how any shortfall will be met; and submit an Implementation Plan covering the period from January 2016 through to the end of the first academic year (August 2017) Suffolk New School Application Form Page 10 of 11 Annexes If there is any additional information that you wish to submit as part of your application please include it here I declare that the details provided in this application are correct at the time of submission: Signed: Date: Print Name: Position in Organisation: Suffolk New School Application Form Page 11 of 11