Schools in Staffordshire

The Children and Lifelong Learning Directorate (C&LL) of Staffordshire County Council funds over 400 schools which employ around 6,000 teachers for some 120,000 primary, middle and secondary school pupils and about 2,500 pupils in special schools and units. We also provide nursery places in schools and classes throughout the County.

All schools are listed in the telephone directory and details about a school's curriculum, activities or facilities are available from the Headteacher. You can also find schools listed in the Schools Directory on the Staffordshire Learning Net.

The Staffordshire Learning Net is a website which we use to communicate with our schools.  Some of the links to services on this page will take you to that website. 

You can expect C&LL to provide:

• Information on school admission procedures and school choice advice
• Information about criteria for school places, school transport, school exclusions and assessments etc
• A school place for your child, taking your preference and our criteria into account
• Information about the right to appeal:
  • against the refusal of a school place
  • if your child is excluded from school
  • if you feel the national curriculum is not being delivered
  • under the code of practice for Special Needs
• Free school meals if you are on Income Support
• Free school transport for pupils aged 5 - 16 (subject to policies and regulations)
• Assessment (in accordance with regulations) where your child is thought to have Special Needs
• Advice on Student Grants

Once your child starts school you can expect the school to provide:

• Governors' annual report to parents
• Invitations to parents' meetings
• Information on National Curriculum assessments for your child and the school
• A written report on your child's progress every year
• A detailed "record of achievement" when your child changes or leaves school
• Access to published OFSTED inspection reports on your child's school

(Before your child starts school you can request information including the school prospectus and Governors' annual report to parents.)

Most schools have control of their own budgets, which means most decisions affecting the school can be taken locally by Governors and Headteachers. This includes purchasing specialist services which are provided by CLLD through its various Business Units. Some Business Units also provide a number of services to parents, students and the wider community including Youth and Community Services, Student Support Service, Special Needs and Pupil Support Services.

Further Information

Our aim is to provide the highest quality education service. To make sure we continue to do this we would like you to tell us. 

• when things are going well
• where they are going wrong and
• how we can improve them

Find out more information on complaints, comments and concerns.

Please note that there are separate statutory procedures for complaints about National Curriculum and Religious Education.

 

Last Modified: 21/07/2008 09:27:48
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