1. Entry into Gan and Hachana September 2017
IJDS
Entry into Gan and Hachana
September 2017

2. The Process Two points of entry: No priority from Gan into Hachana
Hachana (Reception)
No priority from Gan into Hachana
Must apply for Hachana September 2017 even if have a place in the Gan
We are taking applications for Gan September 2017

3. Gan or Hachana - Choosing a school
How do I know which school is right for my child?
Visit the school
talk to the head teacher & staff
talk to the pupils
Look at the school website
Talk to my friends in the community who send to the school. Are they happy? Are their children happy?
Look at what is available online

4. Choosing a school
Read the primary education booklet published by your home local authority
download Barnet’s booklet at

5. Choosing a school
You can also find details of Barnet primary schools on the Schools Directory at and-education

6. Choosing a school Talk to the Admissions Team Customer Contact Centre
the team can offer you advice and answer your questions
how do I contact them?
tel:
if you live outside Barnet, you will find the contact details for your admissions team in Barnet’s primary education booklet and also online at

7. IJDS
Admission to Gan

8. Gan Admission September 2017
Admission process
Complete internal application form – see website
Complete SIF – see website
When by?
Friday 16 December 2016
How many places?

9. Gan Admissions How are places allocated? When will you hear?
Siblings of those in the main school (Hachana up)
New families who have completed the SIF and obtained a CRP
In the event of oversubscription then a lottery will be drawn from category (4) – those who completed the SIF and awarded a CRP
When will you hear?
Usually follow the timetable set by NAJOS

10. Gan Admissions Remember:
A place in Gan will NOT guarantee entry into the main school.

11. IJDS
Admission to Hachana

12. Applying for a place in Hachana
We admit 28 children into Hachana.
In the event of oversubscription children will be prioritised in the following way:
Jewish ‘looked after children’ or previously ‘looked after children’ (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989[1]) who have received a Certificate of Religious Practice from the IJDS.
Children who have a sibling at the IJDS either at the time of making the application for entry to Reception or at the intended start date. 
Children of staff at the IJDS who have received a Certificate of Religious Practice from the IJDS and fall within paragraph 1.39(b) of the Schools Admission Code, December 2014.[2]
Children whose families have received a Certificate of Religious Practice from the IJDS.
Children of practicing Jews who have not received a Certificate of Religious Practise from the IJDS but have provided a letter from their local Orthodox Rabbi confirming that they attend Shabbat morning synagogue religious services at least 30 times a year (not including the Shalosh Regalim and Yamim Noraim).
 ‘Looked after children’ or ‘previously looked after children’ of other faiths or no faith[3].
Children of other faiths or no faith.

13. Hachana
Once sibling places have been allocated if there are still places remaining the procedure will be as follows:
the other applications will be divided into those who have completed the SIF and obtained a CRP and those who haven’t.
Within these two categories the applicants will be further divided into Area A and Area B (according to the distance criteria on our website).
A lottery will be drawn dividing those into Areas A and B.

14. Oversubscription to Hachana
In the event of there being insufficient places for all applicants within any of the above oversubscription criteria places will be allocated as follows:
1. 60% of the remaining available places will be assigned by lottery to those children whose home address given on the Common Application Form is within a one mile radius of the school;
and
2. 40% of the remaining available places will be assigned by lottery to those children whose home address given on the Common Application Form is within the Catchment Area (set out below) but did not obtain a place within (1) above.
The 60%/40% split will be made rounding up or down to the nearest full number.
Area B is set out in full on the IJDS website

15. The names of those families will then be given to Barnet and the central admissions process discussed below will then decide whether those families will be allocated places at the IJDS depending on the ranking those families have given on their e-admissions application.

16. How do I apply? Where do I apply?
apply online at

17. How do I apply? How many schools can I apply for?
you can apply for up to six schools
you will rank the schools in your order of preference
it is important to think carefully about the order as you will not be able to change it after the closing date
Can I apply to schools outside Barnet?
yes, you must include all your chosen schools, whether inside or outside the borough where you live

18. How do I apply? Do I need to fill in any other forms?
As an academy we ask you to complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) if you wish to gain priority in the oversubscription criteria.
The SIF must be returned to the IJDS BEFORE the closing date for applications
Will look at this in further detail below
What else do I need to provide?
Proof of address
A copy of your child’s birth certificate

19. How do I apply? Do I need to fill in any other forms?
The IJDS asks you to complete a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and an internal application form in addition to the e-admissions application.
Both these forms are on our school website.
The school must receive the SIF and application form before the e-admissions process closes.
The questions on the SIF enable both you and us to ascertain whether you have the right religious ethos for the school.

20. When is the closing date?
How do I apply?
When is the closing date?
15 January 2017
the online system will close at 12 midnight on 15 January
This is also the closing date for sending the IJDS your completed SIF and internal application form.

21. What happens next? Co-ordinated admissions
the admissions process is co-ordinated by all 33 London boroughs
application lists are exchanged
offer lists are drawn up
offer lists are exchanged

22. How will places be allocated?
What happens next?
How will places be allocated?
if the school is over-subscribed, the admissions criteria will be applied to decide who can be offered a place
each application is considered as if it is equally preferred
your ranking order is not passed to the individual schools

23. What happens if I miss the closing date?
your application will not be included in the first round of offers
last year some siblings did not get a place because their applications were late
some late applications may be treated as on- time if there is a good reason (for example illness or a change of address) provided the application is submitted before 9 February

24. Offers Will I be offered more than one school place?
if your child can be offered more than one school, you will be offered the highest rank possible
the lower preferences will be withdrawn and offered to other children
no child will be offered more than one school

25. Offers When will I hear? National Offer Day is 18 April 2017
online applicants can log in and see the result in the evening of 18 April
places must be accepted by 2 May 2017
You accept using the on-line system

26. No Offer? What happens if I don’t get any of my preference schools?
your child will be allocated a place at the nearest school with a vacancy
Tell Barnet you wish to remain on the waiting lists of your preferred schools
appeal for a place – details will be on our website and in your rejection letter

27. Offers Are there enough school places available?
there has been a huge increase in demand for Reception class places
extra classes are being added every year
Barnet will provide every child a school place
it may not always be possible to offer a preference school
How can I maximise my chance of getting a Jewish school for my child?

28. Starting School 2017
Any Questions?