April starts with the post-Easter reset and brings offer day, the key stage 2 run-in and the new financial year. This pack sorts the month's work and gives you a runbook for offer day and admission appeals.
What's inside
- April Leadership Pack 2027 (about 9 pages): the fixed dates for the month, then twelve sections covering the post-Easter reset, offer day and appeals, the key stage 2 run-in, the EYFS profile, the new financial year, people, governance, safeguarding, attendance, site and summer term, families, and what can wait. Each section is a table with columns for Now, Delegate or later, an owner and a tick.
- Offer day and admission appeals runbook (about 8 pages): whether your school is its own admission authority, the statutory timetable with the School Admission Appeals Code paragraph against each line, a sheet to count the dates in school days, infant class size appeals, a case statement structure, an office script for offer day, waiting lists, and a record for governors.
- 00 How to use this pack: a short guide to getting started.
Format: three editable Word documents in one zip file, delivered as a digital download.
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