GUIDE TO INFORMATION
Freedom of information (FOI) law requires Scottish public authorities to produce and maintain a publication scheme. Authorities are under a legal obligation to:- • publish the classes of information that they make routinely available
- • tell the public how to access the information and what it might cost.
- • let you to see what information Falkland House School publishes under each class of the Model Publication Scheme
- • tell you how to find the information easily
- • tell you about any charges for the information
- • give contact details for enquiries and help with accessing the information
- • explain how to request information we haven’t published
Availability and formats
The information we publish through the Model Publication Scheme is, wherever possible, available on our website. We offer alternative arrangements for people who do not want to, or cannot, access the information online or by inspection at our premises. For example, we can usually arrange to send information to you in paper copy (although there may be a charge for this).Exempt information
We will publish the information we hold that falls within the classes of information below. If a document contains information that is exempt under Scotland’s freedom of information laws (for example sensitive personal information or a trade secret), we may remove or redact the information before publication but we will explain why. Please note that the FOISA legislation in force applies to information we hold and publish about the School and its educational activities and not the residential aspect.Copyright
Falkland House School has adopted the Open Government Licence (OGL) for the information it publishes through this Guide. You can view the OGL here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. This sets out what you can and cannot do with our published information where we are the copyright holder. Where Falkland House School does not hold the copyright in information we publish, we will make that clear in this guide.Charges
There is no charge to view information on our website or at our premises. We may charge for providing information to you e.g., photocopying and postage, but we will charge you no more than it actually costs us to do so. We will always tell you what the cost is before providing the information to you. Our photocopying charge per sheet of paper is shown in the table below:| Size of paper | Pence per single sided copy (black and white) | Pence per single sided copy (colour) |
| A3 | 7 | 27 |
| A4 | 3 | 13 |
We will recharge any postage costs at the rate we paid to send the information to you.
When providing copies of pre-printed publications, we will charge no more than the cost per copy of the total print run.
We do not pass on any other costs to you for our published information.
Contact us
You can contact us for assistance with any aspect of this publication scheme:Falkland House School
Falkland estate
Falkland
Fife KY15 7AE
foi@falklandhouseschool.org
01337 857268
We will also be pleased to advise you how to ask for information that we do not publish or how to complain if you are dissatisfied with any aspect of this publication scheme.
When requesting information please include your name, address, full details of the documents or information you would like to receive and any fee applicable. It would be useful to include a contact telephone number in order that we can contact you easily to clarify any details if necessary.
The classes of information that we publish
We publish the information that we hold within the following classes. Once information is published under a class we will continue to make it available for the current and previous two financial years. Where information has been updated or superseded, only the current version will be available. If you would like to see previous versions, you are welcome to make a request to us for that information.CLASS 1: About Falkland House School
Class description:Information about Falkland House School, who we are, where to find us, how to contact us, how we are managed and our external relations
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| School name, address and contact details, including contact during holidays | www.falklandhouseschool.org/contact/ |
| School structure, names, roles and responsibilities of senior staff |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| School opening hours |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| School term times, holidays and CPD days |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Contact details for complaints |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| This Guide to Information |
www.falklandhouseschool.org foi@falklandhouseschool.org |
| How to make an information request to the school |
www.falklandhouseschool.org foi@falklandhouseschool.org |
| Our charges for information that has not been published* | See above |
| Governance structures: committees, other decision-making structures |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| School strategies e.g., stakeholder engagement, equality |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| School planning processes |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| How the school is held accountable, including reporting requirements of regulators |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Internal and external audit arrangements |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Contractual agreements with local authorities |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Membership of advisory bodies e.g., SCIS and links to more information | www.scis.org.uk |
CLASS 2: HOW FALKLAND HOUSE SCHOOL DELIVERS OUR FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES
Class description:Information about our work, our strategy and policies for delivering functions and services and information for our service users.
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Description of the school’s functions | www.falklandhouseschool.org foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Strategies, school policies and internal staff procedures for delivering the school’s functions, including allocation, quality and standards. |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours www.falklandhouseschool.org |
| How to report a concern to the school |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Reports about how the school delivers its functions |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours www.falklandhouseschool.org |
| How the school charges (generally) for its services and functions (Scottish Excel Framework) |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| List of services provided by the school, including the statutory basis for them (where applicable) |
www.falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours foi@falklandhouseschool.org |
| Service schedules and delivery plans, for example school improvement plan |
www.falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours foi@falklandhouseschool.org |
| Information for service users, including how to access the services |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours www.falklandhouseschool.org/contact |
| School newsletters and news sheets |
us7.campaign-archive2.com www.falklandhouseschool.org/category/newsletter/ |
| Parent guides e.g. on GIRFEC, SQA exam guides, etc (where published by the school) |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
CLASS 3: HOW FALKLAND HOUSE SCHOOL TAKES DECISIONS AND WHAT IT HAS DECIDED
Class description:Information about the decisions we take, how we make decisions and how we involve others
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Decisions taken by the school: agendas, reports and papers provided for consideration and minutes of meetings |
01337 857268 during office hours foi@falklandhouseschool.org |
| Public consultations and the outcomes of engagement with stakeholders |
01337 857268 during office hours foi@falklandhouseschool.org |
| Reports of any regulatory inspections, audits and investigations carried out by the school. School Improvement partner visits. |
www.falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours foi@falklandhouseschool.org www.careinspectorate.com/index.php |
CLASS 4: WHAT FALKLAND HOUSE SCHOOL SPENDS AND HOW IT SPENDS IT
Class description:Information about our strategy for, and management of, financial resources (in sufficient detail to explain how we plan to spend public money and what has actually been spent.
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Financial statements, including annual accounts, financial statements required by statute and any regular statements e.g., quarterly budget statements | www.companieshouse.co.uk |
| Financial policies and procedures for budget allocation |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Budget allocation to key policy / function / service areas |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Purchasing plans and capital funding plans |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Expenses policies and procedures |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Senior staff expenses at category level e.g., travel, subsistence and accommodation |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
CLASS 5: HOW FALKLAND HOUSE SCHOOL MANAGES ITS HUMAN, PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
Class description:Information about how we manage the human, physical and information resources of Falkland House School
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Strategy for and management of human resources |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Human resources policies, procedures and guidelines, including: recruitment, performance management, salary and grading, promotion, pensions, discipline, grievance, staff development, staff records |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Employee relations structures and agreements reached with recognised trade unions and professional organisations |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Description of the school’s land and property holdings |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Records management policy, including records retention schedule |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Lists of statistical information published by the school |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours www.falklandhouseschool.org |
| Freedom of information policies and procedures |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
| Data protection or privacy policy |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
CLASS 6: HOW FALKLAND HOUSE SCHOOL PROCURES GOODS AND SERVICES FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDERS
Class description:Information about how we procure goods and services, and our contracts with external providers
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Procurement policies and procedures |
foi@falklandhouseschool.org 01337 857268 during office hours |
CLASS 7: HOW FALKLAND HOUSE SCHOOL IS PERFORMING
Class description:Information about how Falkland House School performs as an organisation, and how well it delivers its functions and services
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Education Scotland Inspection reports (links to ES website) |
www.falklandhouseschool.org/inspectorate-reports/ www.educationscotland.gov.uk |
| Care Inspectorate Inspection reports (links to CI website) |
www.falklandhouseschool.org/inspectorate-reports/ www.careinspectorate.com |
CLASS 8: OUR COMMERCIAL PUBLICATIONS
Class description:Information packaged and made available for sale on a commercial basis and sold at market value through a retail outlet e.g. bookshop, museum or research journal.
| The information we publish under this class | How to access it |
| Falkland House School does not hold or publish any information in this class. | n/a |
CLASS 8: OUR OPEN DATA
Class description:Open data made available by the school as described by the Scottish Government’s Open Data Resource Pack and available under an open licence.
| The information we publish under this class Change the text below to meaningful language. For example, if your school has a school board, write that in the row on Governance structures |
How to access it Insert the website URL for online information or contact details to access this information for each row below |
| Falkland House School does not hold or publish any information in this class. | n/a |