School Report paperwork

Taking part in School Report is straightforward but we do ask schools to complete some paperwork.

We have tried to keep it as simple as possible. Schools have three documents and delivery partners have one.

Teachers are encouraged to return the forms 1 and 2 as soon as possible in order to make the most of the project. Once the two forms have been returned, students are eligible to appear on the BBC, which means they can have a real audience for their work even before the News Day. For more details, scroll down to the FIVE STEPS FOR TEACHERS section.

LETTER AND FORM 1: HEAD TEACHER AGREEMENT

This outlines the details of the agreement between schools and the BBC. It needs to be signed by the head teacher to confirm that they are happy for the school to take part in School Report and they understand what is required from the school. This is then also signed by the editor of School Report.

Letter and form 1: Head teacher agreement

LETTER AND FORM 2: HEAD TEACHER CONSENT

This needs to be signed by the head teacher to confirm that they have the necessary parental consent for the students to take part in School Report.

Letter and form 2: Head teacher consent

LETTER AND FORM 3: PARENTAL CONSENT

We do not need these forms returned to us - they are for schools to send to parents and to keep on file as normal.

We do however need form 1 and form 2 faxed back to us as soon as possible - and no later than Thursday 17 December 2009.

Letter and form 3: Parental consent

DELIVERY PARTNER AGREEMENT

Some schools work with Delivery Partners; City Learning Centres, for example.

This document outlines the details of the agreement between schools and the BBC. It needs to be signed by a representative of the delivery partner to confirm that they are happy for the schools to take part in School Report, and that schools understand what is required from the delivery partner. This is then also signed by the editor of School Report.

Delivery partner agreement

FIVE STEPS FOR TEACHERS

1. Register your interest online to receive regular emails about the project.

2. Return an agreement form to be eligible for support from a School Report mentor, if we are able to match you with a BBC member of staff.

3. Return a consent form for students to be eligible to appear on the BBC, which includes being featured during practice News Days .

4. Prepare a dedicated web page for your students' news on your school website to receive a link from the School Report map .

5. Arrange for a news-making activity to take place on 11 March 2010 and for your students' news to be uploaded to your dedicated page by 1600 GMT.