Selected Primary School Improvement Plans

Summary

The requester asked for School Improvement Plans and related governance details for seven specific primary schools under the Articles of Government. The Department of Education, Sport and Culture responded by disclosing all requested information, including copies of the plans for the seven schools.

Key Facts

• The request covered seven primary schools: Arbory, Ballasalla, Foxdale, Kewaigue, Rushen, Scoill Phurt Le Moirrey, and Victoria Road.
• School Improvement Plans are mandated annually by Article 6 of the Articles of Government which came into force on 1st May 2013.
• The Department confirmed that all information requested was sent to the applicant.
• The response included copies of the improvement plans for all seven schools as an enclosure.
• The request was processed by the Department of Education and Children, with the Chief Executive Officer being Ronald Barr.

Data Disclosed

• 1st May 2013
• 11th August 2017
• 2017-08-03
• 2017-08-11
• 7 schools
• IM97846I
• 3-year improvement plan
• Article 6

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

11th August 2017

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Reference Number IM97846I

Your Request:-

The Articles of Government for the Island's primary schools (which came into force on 1st May 2013) each contain an identical Article 6 (School Improvement Plan) namely:

(1)The head teacher shall prepare annually, in such form as may be required by the Department and after consulting the governing body, a 3-year improvement plan specifying the educational, managerial and business priorities for the school.

(2)The governing body shall consider the plan prepared under paragraph (1) and shall submit it, with such recommendations for modification as it thinks appropriate, to the Department.

(3)The Department may approve the plan with or without modifications.

In relation to Arbory Primary School, Ballasalla Primary School, Foxdale Primary School, Kewaigue Primary School, Rushen Primary School, Scoill Phurt Le Moirrey and Victoria Road Primary School please provide the following information pursuant to this Article:

 The date of the most recent School Improvement Plan submitted by the respective governing body.

 The educational, managerial and business priorities detailed therein together with timescales for delivery and details of how performance against these priorities is to be assessed (e.g. KPIs).

 What recommendations were submitted (if any) by each school’s governing body to the Department in respect of the latest submitted plan?

 Whether the Department accepted or rejected any such recommendations proposed by the governing body.

Department of Education and Children

Rheynn Ynsee as Paitchyn

Chief Executive Officer Ronald Barr

Corporate Services Division Department of Education and Children Hamilton House Peel Road Douglas IM1 5EZ

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Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act; or 2

Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.

In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision.

More detailed information on your rights to review is on the Information Commissioner’s website at https://www.inforights.im/contact-us/

Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Further information about Freedom of Information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi

Encl. – copies of requested school improvement plans (7 schools)