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Nursery
school places
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Nursery education is offered to children aged four in
community maintained nursery classes and schools and
are for two and a half hour sessions per week in term
time.
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Private
nurseries - nursery grants
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The nursery education grant provides financial
assistance towards the cost of private nursery,
playgroup or childminder fees.
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Roads
- school crossing patrols
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Provision of school crossing patrols in locations
where children frequently need to cross the road on
their way to school (e.g. opposite school premises,
at major road junctions near a school) and where
children may be in danger from road traffic.
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School
- assessment and performance
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Performance and assessment reports help schools look
at their strength and weaknesses, compare their
performance with other schools and develop plans to
raise their standards.
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School -
breakfast clubs
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Provision of breakfast for pupils in schools.
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School
- catering
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Schools have a duty to provide a paid meal on request
and a free meal to those that are eligible.
Nutritional standards are defined by Central
Government and under central management the Local
Education Authority must use the same menu and price
in every school.
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School
- development plans
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Education Development Plans (EDPs) are a statutory
requirement of all LEAs and the key document in which
an LEA, in consultation with schools and other
stakeholders, sets out costed plans for school
improvement and raising pupils standards.
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School -
education in hospital
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Teaching is provided on the Children's Wards of
hospitals for those children who are well enough, but
medical treatment takes precedence. When a child is
discharged from hospital but is unable to return to
school for some time, we can make a request for
tuition at home. This is provided on medical ground
and must be approved by the Local Education
Authority.
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School
- exclusion of pupils
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A headteacher may decide to permanently exclude a
pupil under strict circumstances to protect education
or welfare of the pupils and staff in the school. The
LEA provide support and advice for parents of
excluded children and for the child.
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School
- nursery inspections
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All nurseries have to be registered with OfSTED and
are subject to regular inspections of children's
progress towards early learning goals as set out in
the National Curriculum. The Care Commission and HMIE
are responsible for the regulation and inspection of
nurseries in Scotland.
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School
- term and holiday dates
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The LEA set and publish school term and holiday dates
for the forthcoming academic year. Term dates are
usually published for up to 3 years in advance.
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School
- truancy
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Schools and the LEA through the Attendance Advisory
Service (formerly the Education Social Work Service)
monitor absence and lateness and work with families
and young people where the level of absence is giving
cause for concern. The AAS is the link between home
and school.
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School
boards
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The main duty of the School Board is to promote good
relationships between the school, parents and the
wider community. School Board's also have a number of
specific statutory rights and obligations. Board’s
have a duty to carry out their functions with a view
to raising the standard of education at the school.
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School
curriculum
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All pupils in community maintained schools aged 5 to
16 follow the national curriculum programme of study
in full range of subjects. The LEA and the school
governors have a responsibility to make sure that the
National Curriculum is taught.
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Vetting of
contract and supplier staff
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The CRB has access to personal records held by the
Police, the Department of Health, and the Department
for Education and Skills ensuring the best possible
scrutiny of applicants. In Scotland Disclosure
Scotland provides a valuable service protecting the
vulnerable people in our society by helping
organisations make safer recruitment decisions when
duties involve contact with children or adults at
risk. Disclosure Scotland in conjunction with the
Scottish Criminal Records Office (SCRO) run checks
against the Scottish Criminal History System (CHS)
and the UK wide Police National Computer system (PNC)
in order to ensure the best possible scrutiny of
applicants . Disclosure certificates contain details
about an applicants' criminal convictions and
Enhanced Disclosure Certificates can, in certain
circumstances, contain non-conviction information.
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