Service Description: We can help parents and carers who have a concern about their child’s education or welfare at school by pointing them in the right direction to get the matter resolved. The Isle of Wight Local Authority takes all complaints seriously and schools are expected to have procedures in place for dealing with them. Schools are managed by the Headteacher and Governors and any queries, problems or complaints must therefore be raised with the school in the first instance. All schools should have a Complaints Procedure for addressing concerns of parents and other members of the community and this should be freely available from the school. Please click the link above to view the steps you should take if you wish to make a complaint about a school.
Answer: If you wish to make a formal complaint you must write to the Chair of Governors of the school (address your letter to the Chair of Governors c/o the school address)and send a copy to Kirstie Rann in the Schools and Learning Division, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1UD. Your letter must begin stating ‘I wish to make a formal complaint to the Governing Body of ………..School’. This makes it clear that the Governing Body must respond and convene a hearing.