1. The Online Admissions Process

2. Page  2 www.kent.gov.uk/olawww.kent.gov.uk/ola directs parents here... *Please note, screens are a mixture of Primary and Secondary rounds. Wording is broadly the same across rounds, with the exception of scheme differences (eg 3/4 prefs for Primary/Secondary, Primary round does not ask for current school etc) Page Scrolls down… Important Info for parents

3. Page  3 New applicants click here Existing applicants log back in here

4. Page  4 Question used as first check to ensure that only Kent residents apply New applicants see this screen after clicking “Register”

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6. Page  6 Email sent at this stage with summary of registration details. No personal info has been entered yet

7. Page  7 Page Scrolls down… Parents enter their details first (in case they have multiple applications to make).

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9. Page  9 Click next to proceed

10. Page  10 Applicant summary show here Child details added here Parents are prompted at the end of the process to return to this screen if they want to apply for another child

11. Page  11 Date to ensure correct cohort applies

12. Page  12 If the DOB is outside of range If the DOB is correct Next screen shows either…

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15. Page  15 Page Scrolls down… All Kent Mainstream schools are in this list Non Kent and Kent Independent schools are in this list And Parents can free type school details here This section is blanked out for Primary, but available for Junior and Secondary

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17. Page  17 Page Scrolls down… Parents click here to select school preference. Pops up new window (shown on next slide) Once a preference is selected from popup, its name will appear here Parents can free type preference details here, if they can’t find it in the above list

18. Page  18 Parents choose the LA the school is in here School list is populated with schools in LA selected above When school is selected above, click to populate main screen (window then closes)

19. Page  19 Page Scrolls down… *This info has been moved to fit this screenshot, single column on the website

20. Page  20 If sibling is ticked above, this section becomes active Save application to complete later Add another preference If no further prefs required, or max prefs selected

21. Page  21 Page Scrolls down… Summary of details shown (in following screens), parent can check, then submit. Can only submit when Terms and Conditions are agreed

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