How to apply online. We recommend that you have this guide open in a separate window to refer to as you make your application.

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1 How to apply online We suggest you read this guide and Section 1 of the Moving up to Secondary School Guide before you apply for a secondary school place for your child. We recommend that you have this guide open in a separate window to refer to as you make your application. 1

2 Home Local Authority (LA) You should only make your application if your child s Normal Home Address is in Buckinghamshire (excluding Milton Keynes). If you are not sure we are your child s Home LA, use this link to check. 2

3 Registration If you have not used the online system in the past two years, then click Register. Otherwise, use your existing address and password to log in and skip to Slide 8 3

4 Add your details 4

5 Where do you live? Enter your postcode (with a space) Click Find Address Select your address from the list Note: if you cannot find your address from the given list, you can manually type it in the boxes underneath Click next 5

6 Your Login details Enter and confirm your address Create a password (casesensitive) Choose a secret question and answer (casesensitive) that you will remember We recommend that you note down your address, password, secret question and secret answer, in case you forget this information later Click on Registration Complete 6

7 What happens next? 1. Check your inbox You will receive an confirming that you have set up your account on the portal. If you cannot find the in your inbox, check your Junk or Spam folder. 2. Click on the link in the In order to confirm your account, you now need to click on the link in your . You should do so straight away. The link will expire in 10 days: if you have not clicked on the link within 10 days, your account will be deleted and you will need to set up your account from the beginning. 3. Proceed to make your child s secondary school application When you click on the link, you will be taken to the welcome page, where you can log in and proceed to apply for your child s secondary school place. On the Welcome Page, enter your address and password. Remember that your password is case sensitive. 7

8 Your home page Remember, you should only make your application if your child lives in Buckinghamshire. Use this link to check if you are not sure. Click here to start If you have more than one child to apply for (e.g. if you have twins), please return here to make a new application for your other child or children. 8

9 Make an Application 1. Enter your child s date of birth and click Confirm 2. Select Moving up to Secondary School in September 2016 Remember that, for children moving up to secondary school in September 2016, we would normally expect a child s date of birth to be between 1 September 2004 and 31 August If your child is in Year 6 but their date of birth is outside of this range, you will not be able to use the online system to make your application. Please contact us at admissions@buckscc.gov.uk 9

10 Find your child Unique Identification Number (UID): If we already had your child s details in our records, we recently wrote to you with a Unique Identification Number (UID) using this number to apply for your child will make the process quicker and easier, however you may still make your application if your child does not have a UID, or you have mislaid your child s UID letter. I have my child s UID number If you know your child s UID number, enter it in this box, and then click Next. I do not have a UID number If you do not have a UID number, click No UID and proceed to enter your child s details, and proceed to page 14 of this guide. 10

11 Your child s details (with UID number) Check your child s details are correct. If you need help to complete this page, you may find this button useful Answer all of the questions on this page, then click Next.. Next 11

12 Your child s address (with UID number) Check your child s address is correct. Please do not add the County or Country. If your child s current address is not the same as yours, put their postcode in this box and find their home address. If the Returning Service Families section at the bottom of this page does not apply to your family, just click Next. 12

13 Returning Service Families (with UID number) If your child is a member of a returning service family, please complete this section then, click Next. Next 13

14 Your child s current school (with UID number) If your child s current school is correct, just click Next. Otherwise, select Change current school. Now go to page 21 of this Guide to continue. Next 14

15 Your child s details (no UID number) Answer the questions on this page. If you need help to complete this section, you may find this button useful When you have finished, click Next. Next 15

16 Your child s address (no UID number) Check your child s address is correct. Please do not add the County or Country. If your child s current address is not the same as yours, put their postcode in this box and find their home address. If the Returning Service Families section at the bottom of this page does not apply to your family, just click Next. 16

17 Returning Service Families (no UID number) If your child is a member of a returning service family, please complete this section then, click Next. Next 17

18 Your child s current school (no UID number) We now need you to tell us where your child currently goes to school. You can do this by searching for your child s school using the Find a School search, as shown below. 1. Leave the Postcode box blank. In the middle box ( Schools located in ), select the county or borough in which your child s school is located. 2. Type in part of the school s name in the last box ( School Name ) type in as little as possible, without punctuation, so that you do not limit your search. IMPORTANT: If the school s name includes words or terms that are commonly shortened (like Saint, Doctor, Church of England), you should use the shortened version in your search. Do not put a full stop after the word. For example: St Teresas, Dr Tripletts, All Saints CE 3. Click Search, and select your child s school from the list that shows below. 4. Click Next once you have selected your child s school. 18

19 Your child s current school (no UID number) Example Search for Grove Road Primary School in Tring: As shown below, select Hertfordshire in the middle box, and type grove in the School Name box. Click Search, and the school will appear below. Example Search for St Teresa s RC School in Princes Risborough: As shown below, select Buckinghamshire in the middle box, and type st ter in the School Name box. Click Search, and the school will appear below. Remember to keep your search terms broad, e.g. typing st ter to search for St Teresa s RC Remember to use shortened versions of words such as saint (st) or Doctor (dr) What if I still can t find my child s school? If you still cannot find your child s school, you can use the box shown below to free-type the name of the school, and then proceed by clicking next Please make sure that you include the school s full name, address and postcode, so that we know which school you mean, for example: Highfield School, 2 West Road Maidenhead, SL6 1PD If the school is overseas, please give us the name and postal address of the school 19

20 Child s current school (no UID number) Check that your child s school is correct, then click Next. Otherwise, select Change current school. Next 20

21 School preferences (your first preference) You should now use the school search to select the school/schools you want to apply for. REMEMBER that you should read the admission rules for each school you are applying for, and that we recommend you should read Section 1 of our Moving up to Secondary School Guide first. IMPORTANT: If you want to apply for a place at Eden Girls Academy in Slough, or Pinner High School in Harrow, you must admissions@buckscc.gov.uk to ask us to add these schools to your application. Please make it clear in the your complete list of preferences, in numbered order, including these schools. 21

22 School preferences (your first preference) 1. Select the area in which the school is located (e.g. Buckinghamshire ) 2. Click Search 3. Find the school you want, and press select 4. Press Next 22

23 Reasons for preference Please answer the questions on this page. They apply to the school that you have selected. If you answer yes to some of these questions, another box may appear. Make sure you read the notes that appear as, if you leave the boxes blank, it may not be possible to consider your reasons for this preference. When you have finished then click Next. Next 23

24 Other reasons for preference If you have other reasons why you would like your child to attend this school, write them here, then click Next. If necessary, remember to send any supporting evidence to Next 24

25 Adding more preferences (up to 6 in total) Repeat the process (from page 22 in this guide) to add any further schools to your application. Remember you may have up to six preferred schools in total. 25

26 Order of preferences Remember that the order of your preferences is very important: the school you would prefer the most should be preference 1, followed by your next preferred school, and so on. More information can be found from page 21 in Section 1 of our Guide for Parents, and if Free School Transport will an important factor for you, you should make sure you have read the information from page 70, and the information on our website. You can amend the order of your preferences, if necessary, using the green arrows shown below. 26

27 School Preferences When you are happy with the school preferences you have made, click next to proceed. N e x t 27

28 Finish making the application To see your application before you submit, click Preview. To complete your child s application, click Continue. If you need to make any changes to your application, click Back. Continue If you do not want to submit the application now, click Finish for now & return later make sure you remember to submit your application before the deadline! Remember, you must submit before 3pm on 31 October

29 Before you submit Terms & Conditions Read the Terms & Conditions. Make sure you understand what we mean by address evidence. Scan and your evidence to: or post it to: The Admissions & Transport Team, Learning Skills & Prevention, County Hall, Aylesbury, HP20 1UZ Please be aware of this point 29

30 Before you submit Data Protection Please read the Data Protection Policy 30

31 Before you submit National Offer Day Make sure that you have answered Yes to the question on this page. As well as an , we will also send you a letter if we have not been able to offer your child a place at your preferred school. 31

32 Submit your application If you want to print your application before you submit, click Preview. When you have read the Terms & Conditions, please answer the question and then, click Submit. Submit 32

33 You have submitted your application Please read the information carefully before you logout Logout 33

34 Don t forget you now need to send us proof of your address. Please send either your most recent Council Tax bill or a recent utility bill (gas, electricity or water) to addressevidence@buckscc.gov.uk, or post a copy to: The Admissions and Transport Team, County Hall, Aylesbury, HP20 1UZ Please make sure you mark correspondence clearly with your child s name and date-of-birth. to complete and submit your Supplementary Form/s if required. Remember that Supplementary Forms should be returned to the school you are applying for, not to the Admissions and Transport Team. The following schools would like applicants complete a Supplementary Form: Dr Challoner s Grammar School Khalsa Secondary Academy St Michael s Catholic School Waddesdon Church of England School to send us evidence if you are applying for a school under the Medical/Social rule. Further information about this is available on page 26 of our Guide for Parents. 34