Ensuring that vulnerable children are allocated a school place (Fair Access Protocol)
2. Aims of the Fair Access Protocol
2.1.
The success of the Buckinghamshire Fair Access Protocol is dependent on the willingness of all parties to work together to:
2.2.
Accept collective responsibility for the vulnerable children living in Buckinghamshire and their right to education.
2.3.
Act with a sense of urgency to minimise a pupil's time out of education – allocating appropriate school places to vulnerable children within 20 school days of them being identified as requiring support.
2.4.
Ensure all schools admit their fair share of unplaced vulnerable children.
2.5.
Work together in partnership, in an open and honest way, offering constructive support and challenge to each other.