School reorganisation to change the ages of transfer

Admissions Code of Conduct Governs the rules and guidance for school admission procedures.
Age of Transfer Refers to the age when a child moves from one phase of schooling to the next. In Harrow presently this occurs at age 8 when a child moves from first school to middle school and at age 12 when a child moves from middle school to high school. 
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is a government programme to rebuild or renew all secondary schools.
Cabinet refers to the council leader and a group of executive councillors with decision making powers.
Combined First and Middle Schools in Harrow have pupils aged 4 - 12 (Reception to Year 7).
Community schools are owned and maintained by the local education authority, which is the admissions authority and can bring forward proposals to change the schools.
Community Special Schools provide education for children with statutory statements of special educational needs.
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is the government department with responsibility for children's services, families, schools, 14-19 education, and the Respect Taskforce.
First schools in Harrow are for pupils aged 4 - 8 years (Reception to Year 3).
Form of entry is the number of classes that a school admits each year and in primary sector schools each form of entry usually has 30 pupils.
Foundation Stage is for children aged 3 to 5 and covers the years they spend from the beginning of nursery or pre-school to the end of the reception class.
High schools in Harrow are for students aged 12-18 years (Year 8 to Year 13), except Voluntary Aided schools which are for students aged 11 - 16 (Year 7 to Year 11).
Infant schools are for pupils aged 4 - 7 years (Reception to Year 2).
Junior schools are for pupils aged 7 - 11 years (Year 3 to Year 6).
Key Stage 1 is Years 1 and 2 of the primary phase of education for pupils aged 6 and 7.
Key Stage 2 is Years 3 to 6 of the primary phase of education for pupils aged 7 to 11.
Key Stage 3 is Years 7 to 9 of the secondary phase of education for students aged 11 to 14.
Key Stage 4 is Years 10 and 11 of the secondary phase of education for students aged 15 and 16. At the end of Key Stage 4 most pupils sit national examinations, usually GCSEs.
Middle schools in Harrow are for pupils aged 8 - 12 years (Year 4 to Year 7).
National Curriculum sets out the stages and core subjects children are taught during their time at school. Children aged 5 to 16 in maintained or state schools must be taught the National Curriculum. The National Curriculum is made up of blocks of years, known as key stages and is taught to all pupils in state or maintained schools.
Planned Admission Number is the planned number of places available in the intake year at each school.
Primary Schools are schools which cover the primary phase of pupils' education from Reception to Year 6 and aged 4 to 11.
Reception is the last year of the Foundation Stage and the first year of statutory education. All children will become five years of age during this school year.
Secondary Schools cover the secondary phase of students' education from Year 7 to Year 13 and aged 11 to 18 years.
Stakeholder Reference Group A representative Stakeholder Reference Group was established in February 2008, and has been considering the impact on schools arising from a change in the ages of transfer. This group includes representative headteachers and governors from across the range of schools, elected members and trade union representatives.
Statutory consultation is a consultation of all stakeholders and interested parties to give opinions about any major proposals for changes to schools in accordance with DCSF guidance.
Statutory Notices are publications of any proposed changes to be made to schools and notify the public of these changes. These are legal requirements.
Voluntary Aided School is a school largely funded but not owned by the local education authority. A voluntary body, usually a religious organisation, owns the buildings. Governors are the employer and have responsibility for admissions.