School Organisation, Capital and Admissions Group (SOCA)
SOCA provides an opportunity for school and other representatives with a professional interest in school admissions and place planning and provision to gain an understanding of, and influence policy and thinking in this area of the Local Authority’s work. The group’s intention is to consider these issues from a parental point of view to ensure school places are made available and processes to obtain them, accessible, equitable and transparent.
Objectives of SOCA
- Promoting choice and diversity in school places
- Promoting high standards
- Championing the rights of parents and families and ensuring every child matters
- Respecting parental preferences
- Achieving sustainable patterns of provision
- Supporting schools and academies (academies who purchase Traded Admissions Services from the Devon School Admissions Team) to effectively discharge their duties around admissions
- advising the Cabinet on all admissions matters
- Promote local agreements
- Review the Local Authority annual admissions report.
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Minutes of meetings
2024
2023
2022
6 December: Agenda 6 December: Minutes
27 September: Agenda 27 September: Minutes
7 June: Agenda 7 June: Minutes
1 March: Agenda 1 March: Minutes
2021
7 December: Agenda 7 December: Minutes
25 May: Agenda 25 May: Minutes
2 March: Agenda 2 March: Minutes
2020
1 December: Agenda 1 December: Minutes
22 September: Agenda 22 September: Minutes
2019
3 December: Agenda 3 December: Minutes
24 September: Agenda 24 September: Minutes
11 June: Agenda 11 June: Minutes
26 February: Agenda 26 February: Minutes
8 January: Agenda 8 January: Minutes
2018
25 September: Agenda 25 September: Minutes
5 June: Agenda 5 June: Minutes