The Eden SDA School
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
                     POLICY

Purpose: Enable every child to reach their full learning potential with education that meets the needs of each child.
 Help every child develop the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work.
This publication scheme is a means of showing how we are pursuing these aims.

Approval Body:			Board of Governors
SLT Lead Person:			Mr Lyndon Woods
Lead Governor for Policy:	Mrs.Laura Osei
Date of Approval:			July 2010
Last Review Date:			March 2019
Proposed reviewed Date:		March 2020

          The Eden SDA School’s Publication Scheme
Information available under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The governing body is responsible for maintenance of this scheme.
1. Introduction: what a publication scheme is and why it has been developed
One of the aims of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (which is referred to as FOIA in the rest of this
document) is that public authorities, including all maintained schools, should be clear and proactive
about the information they will make public.
To do this we must produce a publication scheme, setting out:
 The classes of information which we publish or intend to publish;
 The manner in which the information will be published; and
 Whether the information is available free of charge or on payment.
The scheme covers information already published and information which is to be published in the
future. All information in our publication scheme is available in paper form.
Some information which we hold may not be made public, for example personal information.
This publication scheme conforms to the model scheme for schools approved by the Information
Commissioner.
2. Aims and Objectives
The school aims to:
 Enable every child to reach their full learning potential with education that meets the needs of each
    child.
 Help every child develop the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work.
This publication scheme is a means of showing how we are pursuing these aims.
3. Categories of information published
The publication scheme guides you to information which we currently publish (or have recently
published) or which we will publish in the future. This is split into categories of information known as
‘classes’. These are contained in section 6 of this scheme.
The classes of information that we undertake to make available are organised into three broad topic
areas:
School website and prospectus : – information published on the school website
(www.theedenschool.com) and in the school prospectus.
Governors’ Documents – information published in the minutes of governors’ meetings and in other
governing body documents.
Pupils & Curriculum – information about policies that relate to pupils and the school curriculum.
4. How to request information
If you require a paper version of any of the documents within the scheme, please contact the school by
telephone, email, or letter.
To help us process your request quickly, please clearly mark any correspondence “PUBLICATION
SCHEME REQUEST” (In CAPITALS please).

Contact details are:
email: info@theedenschool.com, tel: 0208 896 1042,
The Eden SDA School, Gunnersbury Grounds, Park Place, Acton, London, W3 8JY
If the information you’re looking for isn’t available via the scheme, you can still contact the school to ask
if we have it.
5. Paying for information
Single copies of information covered by this publication are provided free unless stated otherwise in
section 6. If your request means that we have to do a lot of photocopying or printing, or pay a large
postage charge, or is for a priced item such as some printed publications or videos we will let you know
the cost before fulfilling your request. Where there is a charge this will be indicated by a £ sign.
6. Feedback and Complaints
We welcome any comments or suggestion you may have about the scheme. If you want to make any
comments about this publication scheme or if you require further assistance or wish to make a
complaint then initially this should be addressed to School Admin Officer, Hyland House School.
If you are not satisfied with the assistance that you get or if we have not been able to resolve your
complaint and you feel that a formal complaint needs to be made then this should be addressed to the
Information Commissioner’s Office. This is the organisation that ensures compliance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and that deals with formal complaints.
Contact: Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF
Enquiry/Information Line: 01625 545 700
Email: publications@ic-foi.demon.co.uk
Website: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk