School admissions forum

The Newport School Admissions Forum is a statutory committee that meets each term to look at how the council meets the Welsh Government’s School Admissions Code for a fair admissions system.

Members are appointed by the council and include representatives from organisations involved in education in Newport.

Membership

Representing	Designation
Newport City Council	Assistant Head of Education
Newport City Council	School admissions manager
Newport City Council	Elected Member
Newport City Council	Elected Member
Newport City Council	Elected Member
Diocesan Authority of the Roman Catholic Diocese	Director of schools and colleges, Archdiocese of Cardiff
Diocesan Authority of the Church in Wales	Anglican Diocese Monmouth
Community and voluntary controlled schools	Headteacher (primary)
Community and voluntary controlled schools	Headteacher (primary)
Community and voluntary controlled schools	Headteacher (secondary)
Voluntary aided schools	Chair of governors (secondary)
Voluntary aided schools	Headteacher (primary)
Parent governors	Parent governor (secondary)
Parent governors	Parent governor (primary, Welsh-medium)
Parent governors	Parent governor (primary, Welsh-medium)
Local community (minority ethnic groups)	Head of GEMS
Local community (SEN pupils)	SEN manager
Local community (early years provision)	Teacher advisor

Minutes

Previous minutes are available on request.

Annual reports

Admissions Forum annual report 2019/2020 (pdf)
Admissions Forum annual report 2018/2019 (pdf)
Admissions Forum annual report 2017/2018 (pdf)

Contact

Contact Newport City Council and ask for the school admissions team.

TRA94336 26/11/2018