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Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information / Publication Scheme

This Act came into force 01.01.2005.
Anybody can request information from a public authority.
The Act confers two statutory rights on applicants:

  • to be told whether or not the public authority holds that information and if so
  • to have that information communicated to them

Who can request information?
Anyone can request information under the Act regardless of the reason for the request, age, nationality or location.

What is a publication scheme?
Under Section 19 of the Act, all public authorities are required to produce, maintain and disclose in accordance with a publication scheme.  This scheme will set out what kinds of information the public authority will make available and how they will do it.
All schemes must be approved by the Information Commissioner.

How a request is made
When a school or any public authority receives a request for information, they must respond as soon as possible and not later than 20 working days after receiving the request.  Requests must be made in writing to the Secretary of the Governing Body.

How a reply is made
The reply should state whether or not we hold the information, and either provide the information requested, or explain why it has not been provided, quoting an exemption under the Act.

School Aims
Please see web-site.

Categories of information to be published - publication scheme
a.  School prospectus - available from the school web-site.
b.  Summary school profile and minutes of Governors meetings
     - school profile is posted to parents annually.
     - minutes of Governors meetings are available to staff (upon request) and to all Governors. 
       There is  an administration/reprographics cost £10 for external requests.
c.  Pupils and curriculum - some information is available on the school web-site or other web-sites.
     Any information not available on web-sites incurs and administration/reprographics cost of £10.

  •      Assessment and marking
  •      Anti-bullying*
  •      Pupil Discipline*
  •     Collective worship*
  •     CEG (Careers, Citizenship and Guidance)*
  •     Curriculum
  •     Gifted/able and talented
  •     Food in school*
  •     Home - school agreement*
  •     Internet use and ICT use agreement
  •     Reporting to parents policy
  •     Safeguarding*
  •     PHSE (Personal Health and Social Education / SRDE (Sex, Relationships and Drugs Education)*
  •     SEN (Special Educational Needs)*

School policies and other information relating to the school - 
Some information is available on the school web-site, diocesan, local authority web-site or OfSTED web-site.  The school website is constantly updated (any information is currently unavailable on the web-site please contact the school (any inforamtion not available on the web-site incurs an administration/reprographics cost of £10).

  • Admissions Policy*
  • Charging Policy
  • Capability Procedure**
  • CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
  • Grievance Procedure**
  • Health and Safety*
  • Complaints Procedure
  • OfSTED Report 2007 www.ofsted.com****
  • Denominational Report 2007 www.rcdhn.com******
  • Performance Management*
  • Pay Policy***
  • Race Equality
  • School session times and dates

      *School web-site
      *CES (Catholic Education Service) web-site
      ***Local Education web-site
      ****OfSTED web-site
      *****Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle web-site

How to request information
If you require a paper copy of any documents, please contact the school.

Details
Tel: 0191 5537700
Fax: 0191 5537699
Address:  St. Anthony's Girls' School, Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN.

To help us process your request quickly, please clearly mark any correspondence "Publication Scheme Request".

Paying for information
Information published on our web-site is free, although you may incur costs from your internet service provider.  If you don't have internet access, you can access our website using a local library/internet cafe.  If a request is made for information in an authority's publication scheme, the scheme will also give details of whether (and how much) the authority will charge for providing the information.  The school has a standard charge of £10 (admin/photcopying charges) per document.  If the individual refuses to pay the fee, the public authority can refuse to supply the information.