General Information  for Schools or Academies

  • A domain name that makes sense to visitors (easily identifying who you are such as “stmarysprimary.sch.uk” not “wearetheprovidersofeducationinyourvillage.com”
  • Your Headteacher’s name with first name or initial such as Mrs J Smith or Mr Richard Jones
  • Names of staff, including teachers, teaching assistants, midday supervisors, caretaker with responsibilities such as  Head of Y6, SENCO, Science Coordinator, Acting Safeguarding Lead.
  • Google maps link and directions, especially if parking or access is an issue.
  • Information about disabled access to the school and facilities
  • Events calendar (eg Sporting fixtures, special events, Christmas Performances)
  • Term dates for the next two years
  • Times of school day, lessons, and assemblies, School’s In / Out
  • After school clubs and extra curricular activities
  • A link to your VLE with instructions on how to get a parent’s password
  • Newsletter and copies of letters to parents
  • Link to Parent View (Picture links available from Ofsted for a Parent View logo)
  • Your twitter, facebook feed, if you have one
  • Uniform list, with contact details for local suppliers (& downloadable order form)
  • Downloadable permission slips for school trips
  • A homework timetable, with handing in dates and spellings lists
  • Information about the PTA or Parents Forum
  • Gallery of children’s work
  • Links to Local Authority Schools website and Gov.UK education pages
  • This week’s lunch menu
  • Snow and bad weather policy, with a link to the local radio station Snow Line
  • Secure area for Governors, with all policies and their review cycle, SDP, committee and GB minutes, links to Modern Governor or GEL e-learning logins, LA Governor Services, the Governors’ Handbook, NGA, training courses and contact details for the GB
  • A governors’ blog (example)
  • Pages that display correctly on a smartphone or other mobile device. It is recommended that the website should be built using a “responsive template” so the content automatically adjusts to the screen size of the device being used to view the site
  • A welcome from the Headteacher
  • Privacy policy – to comply with GDPR
  • Accessible pages

General Information – MATs