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Regulatory

We ensure that every Interactive University Prospectus™ complies with the regulatory and statutory guidelines provided by the DfES - but seek to make more engaging and interactive content available to help prospective parents and pupils get a real feel of the university - beyond the standard information.

Statutory Content

The following statutory information should be included in your University Prospectus:

  • the university's name, address and telephone number
  • the type of university
  • the name of the Headteacher and Chair of the Governing Body
  • information about the admissions policy and arrangements for prospective parents to visit the university
  • the university's ethos and values
  • a summary of the Governing Body's policy for pupils with special educational needs and any changes to the policy during the last year
  • details of the religious education provided and a reminder that parents can withdraw their children from all or part of religious education and collective worship and alternative provision for those pupils
  • details of any links which the university has with a particular religion or religious denomination
  • rates of authorised and unauthorised pupil absence
  • information about the university's National Curriculum assessment results at KS1, 2 and 3
  • national information about National Curriculum assessment results at KS3 (Secondary universitys only)
  • a summary of results for GCE A and AS examinations in the university and nationally (Secondary universitys only)
  • GCSE and GNVQ results in the university locally and nationally (Secondary universitys only)
  • the number of pupils studying for and percentage achieving other vocational qualifications(Secondary universitys only)
  • destinations of university leavers (Secondary universitys only)
  • details of the number of university places available in the current university year and the number of applications and parents interested in those places (Secondary universitys only).

Optional Content

Universitys are not required to include the following topics in the Prospectus, but we would encourage communicating as much information as possible to give a full picture. Much of this information can be delivered in a more interactive and engaging way - for example, images, video, audio, animation, charting:

  • a statement on the university's arts policy and provision
  • a statement on the university's sports policy and provision
  • a statement on the university's pastoral care provision
  • a description of any other action taken to develop or strengthen links with parents and the local community
  • curriculum information, including aims, content, setting and grouping, gifted and talented, organisational strategies and teaching techniques, class sizes including any age groups taught together, summary of content and organisation of sex education
  • where parents can see copies of statutory instruments and guidance documents sent to universitys by the DfES about the curriculum, schemes of work and syllabuses, OfSTED reports, university policies
  • dates of university holidays and times of university sessions
  • how the university seeks to involve and engage parents
  • arrangements for dealing with formal complaints
  • details of career education and guidance and work experience provided (Secondary universitys only)
  • details of alumni success stories
  • further information about admissions (Secondary universitys only)