. The platform is accessible to all schools within Lancashire free of charge for 2025.
Schools can access these resources by visiting the Pol-ed website
Please also consult the guidance document from the LCC PSHE team:
with completing an application form, please contact an advisor at Selnet.
For more information on the scheme, how to become a referral organisation and how to apply for support, please visit the Selnet website.
Transforming Friargate North and Ringway is one of the first Preston Transforming Cities Fund schemes, aimed at boosting connectivity by bus, rail and active travel such as cycling and walking.
the school directly or visit their website to get a SIF and return it to the school when complete.
The information you submit on a SIF is used by admission authorities to rank your child's application against the criteria in their published admission policy.
For primary schools, the SIF must
education office for more information and advice about school admissions.
Independent advice
For independent advice about school admissions visit the ACE Education Advice website.
Paper application forms
If making an online application is not possible there is a paper application form. You can download
everything possible to meet your preferences before an appeal becomes necessary. You will be informed about other available places. It would be helpful if you visited the offered school or academy.
If you are still unhappy, you have the right to appeal to an Independent Admission Appeal Panel, whose members
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A two-stage process will be followed to determine the county council’s preferred academy sponsor for the new school, comprising of the initial written application and followed by a presentation and interview by shortlisted sponsors and where appropriate, a visit to an existing similar academy