{"id":2187,"date":"2017-09-05T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T09:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2018-12-10T15:42:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:42:26","slug":"sep-2017-ofsted-website-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/09\/sep-2017-ofsted-website-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Update Sep 2017: Ofsted website requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Twitter_Template_Ofsted-Compliant_Sep17.jpg\" alt=\"Is your website ofsted compliant\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Twitter_Template_Ofsted-Compliant_Sep17.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Twitter_Template_Ofsted-Compliant_Sep17-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Twitter_Template_Ofsted-Compliant_Sep17-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>UPDATE &#8211; This page is a year old now so please also see our updated September 2018 blog post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/08\/september-2018-latest-ofsted-statutory-school-website-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest Ofsted Statutory School Website Requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are new statutory requirements which will affect the school website content of maintained schools from 1st September 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, in <strong>June 2017<\/strong> the DfE updated\u00a0their guidance for maintained schools regarding the information schools MUST publish on their school website.<\/p>\n<p>(If you&#8217;re an academy, free school or college you now have guidance too! See our blog post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/09\/what-must-academies-free-schools-and-colleges-publish-on-their-websites\/\">recommendations from the DfE<\/a>.)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s important you review the changes to ensure you remain compliant. \u00a0To help, we&#8217;ve prepared a summary of the changes for you below, separating them into clarifications of existing information or new information. They can be read in conjunction with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhouseschoolwebsites.co.uk\/ofsted-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free ofsted checklist<\/a> for schools which has been updated to include the new requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Details<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>New:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the name and contact details of your special educational needs (SEN) co-ordinator (SENCO) if you\u2019re a mainstream school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key stage 4 results<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Clarifications highlighted:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>percentage of pupils who got a good pass\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>(grade\u00a0C\u00a0or\u00a0above)<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in English and maths\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>from\u00a0January\u00a02018\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0publish\u00a0the\u00a0percentage of pupils\u00a0who\u00a0achieved\u00a0a\u00a0strong\u00a0pass\u00a0(grade\u00a05\u00a0or\u00a0above)\u00a0in\u00a0English\u00a0and\u00a0maths<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">percentage\u00a0of\u00a0pupils<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0achieving the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/english-baccalaureate-ebacc\">English Baccalaureate<\/a>\u00a0(EBacc) combination of subjects (this means pupils who got a\u00a0<abbr title=\"General Certificate of Secondary Education\">GCSE<\/abbr>\u00a0grade C or above in English, maths, 2 sciences, a language, and history or geography)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">during\u00a0the\u00a0transition\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0<abbr title=\"General Certificate of Secondary Education\">GCSE<\/abbr>\u00a0grading\u00a0scale\u00a0we\u00a0will\u00a0base\u00a0the\u00a0EBacc pass\u00a0level on\u00a0grade\u00a05\u00a0or\u00a0above\u00a0for\u00a0reformed\u00a0subjects\u00a0and\u00a0grade\u00a0C\u00a0and\u00a0above\u00a0for\u00a0unreformed\u00a0subjects<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key stage 5 information<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>New:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0local-authority-maintained\u00a0school\u00a0sixth\u00a0form\u00a0you should publish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the\u00a0progress\u00a0your\u00a0students\u00a0have\u00a0made\u00a0compared\u00a0with\u00a0students\u00a0across\u00a0the country,\u00a0shown\u00a0separately\u00a0for\u00a0A\u00a0levels,\u00a0academic,\u00a0applied\u00a0general\u00a0and\u00a0tech level\u00a0qualifications<\/li>\n<li>the\u00a0average\u00a0grade\u00a0that\u00a0your\u00a0students\u00a0get\u00a0at\u00a0key\u00a0stage\u00a05,\u00a0shown\u00a0separately for\u00a0A\u00a0levels,\u00a0academic,\u00a0applied\u00a0general\u00a0and\u00a0tech\u00a0level\u00a0qualifications<\/li>\n<li>the\u00a0progress\u00a0your\u00a0students\u00a0have\u00a0made\u00a0in\u00a0English\u00a0and\u00a0maths<\/li>\n<li>retention\u00a0(this\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0proportion\u00a0of\u00a0students\u00a0who\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0main programme\u00a0of\u00a0study\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0enrolled\u00a0on\u00a0at\u00a0your\u00a0institution),\u00a0shown separately\u00a0for\u00a0each\u00a0qualification\u00a0type<\/li>\n<li>destinations\u00a0(this\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0percentage\u00a0of\u00a0students\u00a0who\u00a0continue\u00a0in\u00a0education or\u00a0training,\u00a0or\u00a0move\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0employment\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0year\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0key\u00a0stage 4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>School complaints procedure<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>New:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You must also publish any arrangements for handling complaints from parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) about the support the school provides.<\/p>\n<h2>Pupil premium<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Minor text changes highlighted:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the current academic year, you must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how you\u2019ll spend the pupil premium to <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>overcome\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><del>address<\/del> those barriers and the reasons for that approach<\/li>\n<li>how you\u2019ll measure the <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>effect\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><del>impact<\/del> of the pupil premium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the previous academic year, you must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how you spent the pupil premium allocation<\/li>\n<li>the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>effect\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><del>impact<\/del>\u00a0of the expenditure on eligible and other pupils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Special educational needs (SEN) and disability information<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>New and clarifications:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You must publish\u00a0an SEN\u00a0information report on your school\u2019s policy for pupils with\u00a0SEN\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>and\u00a0should\u00a0update\u00a0it\u00a0annually.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">You\u00a0should\u00a0update\u00a0any\u00a0changes\u00a0occurring\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0year\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as possible.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report must comply with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>section 69(2)\u00a0of the Children and Families Act 2014,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>which\u00a0includes:the\u00a0arrangements\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0admission\u00a0of\u00a0disabled\u00a0pupils<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>the\u00a0steps\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0taken\u00a0to\u00a0prevent\u00a0disabled\u00a0pupils\u00a0from\u00a0being\u00a0treated less\u00a0favourably\u00a0than\u00a0other\u00a0pupils<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>the\u00a0facilities\u00a0you\u00a0provide\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0disabled\u00a0pupils\u00a0to\u00a0access\u00a0the\u00a0school<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>the\u00a0accessibility\u00a0plan\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0prepared\u00a0in\u00a0compliance\u00a0with\u00a0paragraph\u00a03 of\u00a0schedule\u00a010\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Equality\u00a0Act\u00a02010.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Equality\u00a0objectives<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>New:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Public\u00a0bodies,\u00a0including\u00a0local-authority-maintained\u00a0schools,\u00a0are\u00a0covered\u00a0by the\u00a0public\u00a0sector\u00a0equality\u00a0duty\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Equality\u00a0Act\u00a02010.\u00a0This\u00a0means\u00a0you\u00a0have to publish:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>details\u00a0of\u00a0how\u00a0your\u00a0school\u00a0is\u00a0complying\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0public\u00a0sector\u00a0equality\u00a0duty-accessibility\u00a0plan\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0update\u00a0this\u00a0every\u00a0year<\/li>\n<li>your\u00a0school\u2019s\u00a0equality\u00a0objectives\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0update\u00a0this\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0once every\u00a04\u00a0years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Details of\u00a0these\u00a0publishing\u00a0obligations\u00a0are\u00a0set\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0schedule\u00a010\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Equality Act 2010:\u00a0advice\u00a0for\u00a0schools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Finally<\/h3>\n<p>You can also read the newly updated list of requirements on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DfE website<\/a>, though it doesn&#8217;t highlight the\u00a0changes since the last update in September as we&#8217;ve 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