Freedom of Information Publications Scheme
This publications scheme includes publicly available documentation from the Alec Hunter Humanities College, in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The purpose of the publications scheme is to make information about the College, which is a public body, readily available to the school community and the public in general as far as this is permissible, bearing in mind the constraints of other legislation, such as the Data Protection Act 1998, which safeguards the privacy of individuals and their personal information and data.
All documents listed are accessible online by clicking on the titles. If you require a paper copy of any of these documents, the College will be pleased to supply one at a cost of 10p per printed page for the photocopying costs. The actual charges per document are listed in the scheme.
Any information not listed here is either not held by the College; exempt under one of the Freedom of Information (FoI) exemptions or Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) exceptions, or its release is prohibited under another statute;archived, out of date or otherwise inaccessible; or not practical or resource-intensive to prepare for routine release.
The publications scheme will be reviewed as a whole annually and updated as and when required.
Please contact the College Administration on 01376 321813, or by email at admin@alechunter.essex.sch.uk, if you have any queries regarding this publications scheme, or to request paper copies of any of the documents.
Please see also the College’s Freedom of Information policy and procedures document.
Who we are and what we do
Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts
1 Instrument of government – the document which records the name and category of the college and the name and constitution of its governing body
Charge for paper copy 10p
2 College prospectus – including the following information as a statutory requirement:
- information about the implementation of the governing body’s policy on pupils with special educational needs (SEN).
- a description of the policies relating to disabled pupils, including facilities to improve access and the accessibility plan.
Charge for paper copy Free
3 Governing Body – the names and contact details of the governors and the basis on which they have been appointed.
Charge for paper copy 10p
4 College session times and term dates
Charge for paper copy 10p
5 Location and contact information – the postal and email addresses, telephone number and website details for the College, together with the names of key personnel
Charge for paper copy 10p
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial information about projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit (Current and previous two years)
6 Annual budget plan and financial statements - Details of the Individual Schools Budget distributed by the Local Authority and the College’s annual income and expenditure returns.
Charge for paper copy comming soon
7 Additional funding - Income generation schemes and other sources of funding, including any additional government funding and arrangements with private sector sponsors as a specialist college.
Charge for paper copy comming soon
8 Local Authority (LA) audit document
Charge for paper copy £5.00
9 Best Value statement
Charge for paper copy 10p
10 Capital funding - Details of the capital funding allocated to the College, together withinformation on related building projects and other capital projects.
Charge for paper copy 10p
11 Finance regulations – Includes operational finance procedure manual and information onprocurement and contracts (Details of procedures used for the acquisition of goods and service; and details of contracts that have gone through a formal tendering process.
Charge for paper copy £5.00
12 Governors’ allowances – Details of allowances and expenses that can be claimed or incurred.
Charge for paper copy - Coming soon
13 Internal control statement
Charge for paper copy 10p
14 Pay policy – The statement of the College’s policy and procedures regarding teachers’ pay
Charge for paper copy £3.00
15 Staffing and grading structure
Charge for paper copy 10p
What our priorities are and how we are doing
- Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.
16 College profile –
Government-supplied performance data
Summary of latest Ofsted report
Full text of latest Ofsted report
Successes during the year; areas of improvement; efforts to meet the individual needs of every child;students’ health, safety and support; post-Ofsted action plan; and links with parents and the community
Charge for paper copy 50p
17 Performance management information
Performance Management Policy for Teaching Staff
Charge for paper copy £2.40
Performance Management Policy for Support Staff
Charge for paper copy £2.00
Freedom Of Information policy & procs June09
Publications Scheme FOI June09 v3
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