Strategies

Reading Education Accessibility Strategy 2023-2026

Alternative Provision Strategic Framework 2024-2027

Reading Children in Care Sufficiency Strategy 2024-2026

Reading Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2024-2025 (PDF)

Reading Care Leavers’ Strategy (Local Offer) (PDF)

Children Looked After Placed in the Reading Area (PDF)

SEND Strategy 2022-27 (Local Offer) (PDF)

Policies

Adoption Statement of Purpose 2025-26

Alternative Provision Quality Assurance Framework Toolkit

Elective Home Education Policy & Procedure (PDF)

Reading Care Leavers’ Financial Policy (link to document on the Care Leavers’ page, Young People’s Zone)

Parents’ Guide to Elective Home Education

Children Missing Education Policy 2024-26

Fixed Penalty Notice Code of Conduct (relating to school attendance)

Reading Fostering Service Privacy Notice (PDF) This is a guide for foster carers which states how we collect and use personal information.

Reading Fostering Service Statement of Purpose 2025-26

Supporting Children with Medical Needs Policy

Private Fostering Policy & Practice Guidance

Private Fostering Statement of Purpose

BFfC Privacy Notice

Post-16 Home to School Transport Statement 2025-2026

School Transport Policy

Subject Access Requests (Reading Borough Council)

Other Reports

BFfC Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Annual report 2023-2024

Ofsted and CQC join Local Area SEND Inspection for Reading July 2021 (PDF) 
(Report as web page which can be read using ReachDeck)

Reading’s Youth Justice Plan 2024-25