A NEW SECONDARY ACADEMY IN KELVIN WAY,

WEST BROMWICH – Application form for proposers

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OverviewPlease use this form, in conjunction with the published specification, to provide all the necessary information and evidence for your proposal.

If you would like further information or wish to discuss your application, please contact: Sue Moore, Group Head, Education Support Services, 0121 569 8282

(sue_moore@sandwell.gov.uk) or:

Paul Hayward, Place Planning and Admissions Manager, 0121 569 8298

(paul_hayward@sandwell.gov.uk)

Please note that the Local Authority led free school presumption is a different route to the Department for Education’s free school programme. Further information about how to establish a new school via the free school programme route can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-schools-in-2014-how-to-apply-mainstream-and-16-to-19-free-schools.

Please limit your submission to no more than 10,000 words

We would prefer any appendices to be limited to data only – this would not be counted as part of the word count

Please return your completed application form to Chris Ward, Director - Education, Skills and Employment, Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 9EX, email: chris_ward@sandwell.gov.uk. by no later than 12 noon on Friday 20 October 2017.

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Section A – APPLICANT DETAILS

Name of organisation.

Contact details (name, email address, phone number, and postal address).

How would you describe your organisation?

When did you become a DfE approved sponsor?

Please list details of any existing schools, academies or free school that you run, including the most recent Ofsted and performance data for each.

Did you put this application together with support from another company or organisation? And if so, please provide details about this organisation.

Section B - THE SCHOOL (25% of total score)

Please explain how your organisation’s knowledge and experience of the local area would be used to inform your plans to establish this school (please be as concise as possible with your answer – if necessary please continue on a separate sheet)

Section C – VISION (25% of total score)

Please explain your vision and how it meets the requirements in the published specification (please be as concise as possible with your answer – continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

Section D – EDUCATION PLAN (25% of total score)

Please explain how your educational offer/curriculum plan meets the requirements in the published specification (please be as concise as possible with your answer -continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

Section E – CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY (25% of total score)

Please explain and provide evidence of how your organisation would meet the requirements in the published specification (please be as concise as possible with your answer – continue on a separate sheet if necessary)