Street, Oldbury, B69 9EX, email: by no later than 12 noon on Friday 20 October 2017. Submissions will be considered against the following criteria: You are an approved Academy sponsor or Free School provider (or in the process of becoming one) A vision that demonstrates sustainable educational excellence A track record of high education performance evidenced by GCSE results Evidence of partnership working (with schools, other education providers, local community and local businesses) The DfE will also provide the council with details of the capacity, capability and recent performance of each proposer. The new school selection panel will score each application against the criteria using the following 4-point scale: 0 = the evidence and argument contained in the application is inadequate 1= the evidence and argument contained in the application is adequate 2= the evidence and argument contained in the application is good 3 = the evidence and argument contained in the application is excellent Once preferred proposers have been selected they will be invited to an interview by the new school selection panel. Further details will be included in the letter of invitation. Following interview, the panel will select a preferred proposer. Once ratified by Cabinet, details of the assessment and scoring, together with the council’s recommendation, will be forwarded to the Regional Schools Commissioner (acting on behalf of the Secretary of State) for final decision. If the RSC feels that none of the proposals are suitable, the Secretary of State reserves the right to put in place a proposer of her own choice. The council will await the Secretary of State’s decision before making a public announcement. The timetable for this process is set out below: Date Action 15 September 2017 Publication of new school proposal 12 noon on 20 October 2017 Submission date for applications
23 October – 8 November 2017 Assessment and selection of shortlisted proposer 27 November – 1 December 2017 Interviews 8 December 2017 Selection of recommended proposer 31 January 2018 Cabinet approval of preferred proposer 6 February 2018 Council’s preferred proposer and all shortlisted proposals referred to RSC for final decision If you would like further information or wish to discuss your application, please contact Sue Moore, Group Head, Education Support Services, 0121 569 8282 (email: ) or Paul Hayward, Place Planning and Admissions Manager, 0121 569 8298 (email: ) NB: the local authority led free school presumption is a different route to the DfE’s free school programme. Further information about how to establish a new school via the DfE’s free school programme route can be found at: . Section A – APPLICANT GROUPS In this section applicants provide information about their group. Proposers must be DfE approved sponsors. If you are not already an approved sponsor you will need to separately apply via the formal sponsor approval process. You should contact the DfE about becoming a sponsor before submitting a proposal and you can find out more information at Section B -THE SCHOOL Address: Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7JW (as the nearest postcode to the site) Pupil capacity: 750 Punished Admission Number: 150 Age range: 11 to 16 (Years 7 to 11) Gender: Mixed Community use of facilities ie; access to sporting facilities, performance spaces and general room hire