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Policy Documents
Including other Statutory Paperwork
Share your policies with other Governing Bodies.
Our thanks to schools who have provided policies or given permission to link to their websites, see Acknowledgements.
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Index
Select a letter
A
Able and Talented Policy SCPS
Accessibility Policy STPS teachernet (template) S
Admissions Policy STPS GTTL Ch 12 S
Anti-Bullying Policy download SCPS
Assessment Policy SCPS
Attendance Policy download STPS
Attendance Targets dcsf DCC GTTL Ch 13, para 27 S
Maximising Attendance and Managing Sickness Absence Policy DGS
B
Best Value Statement DGS
Behaviour and Discipline Policy SCPS TDS
Acceptable Behaviour Policy STPS
C
Charging Policy DGS STPS GTTL Ch 27 paras 16-18 S
Child Protection Policy DCC SCPS STPS S
PSHE & Citizenship Policy SCPS
Collective Worship STPS GTTL Ch 6, paras 49-53 S
Complaints Procedure DGS STPS GTTL Ch 3, paras 11-14 S
Curriculum Policy STPS GTTL, Ch 6, para 31 S
CRB Disclosure Policy STPS
CRB Policy Statement STPS
D
Data Protection Policy STPS
(Behaviour and) Discipline Policy see B
Disability Equality Duty DGS S
Drugs Education Policy SCPS
Drug Education & Incident Management STPS
F
Finance Policy DGS GTTL Ch 8 S
Flexible Working Requests Policy STPS
Foundation Stage Policy STPS
Freedom of Information ICO STPS GTTL, Ch 25, paras 85-90 S
G
Gender Equality Duty DGS S
Governor Allowances (Expenses) DGS GTTL, Ch 4, paras 9-13 S
Governor Expenses, Draft Model Policy download
Governor Information SCPS
Governor Visits DGS
Grievance Policy STPS
H
Health & Safety Policy DCC GTTL, Ch 16 S
Healthy Eating Policy SCPS STPS
Home – School Agreements dcsf GTTL Ch 13, para 33 S
Homework Policy teachernet SCPS STPS
I
Inclusion Statement SCPS
Information Commitment Statement STPS
Information Security Statement STPS
Instrument of Government S
Internal Control Statement FMSiS
Internet Safety Policy (Primary) download
J
none
K
none
L
(Teaching and) Learning Policy see T
Lettings Policy DGS STPS GTTL, Ch 21 S
Looked After Children DGS SCPS
P
Pay Policy GTTL Ch 10, paras 64-68 S
Performance Management Policy tda STPS GTTL Ch 10, paras 69-82 S
Personal, Social and Health Education Policy STPS
Physical Education SCPS
Prospectus (many examples on schools’ websites) GTTL Ch 25, paras 18-20 S
PSHE & Citizenship Policy SCPS
Pupil Discipline (including anti-bullying) policy teachernet GTTL Ch 13 S
Q
none
R
Race Equality Duty DGS DES CRE EHRC SCPS STPS GTTL Ch 17, paras 13-20 S
Race Equality Policy - example model adopted by a London Primary School download
Redundancy Policy Statement STPS
Register of Business Interests DGS S
Register of Pupils GTTL Ch 13, paras 29-38 S
Risk Assessments GTTL Ch 16 S
Road Safety DCC GTTL Ch 16, paras 16-18
S
Safety from Violence & Aggression Guidance STPS
School Improvement / Development Plan
School Profile GTTL Ch 25, paras 21-27 S
Science Policy SCPS
Security Policy DCC
Self-Evaluation Form (SEF) Ofsted GTTL Ch 11, paras 4-6
Sex and Relationships Education (Primary) DES SCPS STPS
Sex Education Policy DES GTTL Ch 6, paras 32-36 S
Maximising Attendance and Managing Sickness Absence Policy DGS
No Smoking Policy SCPS
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Policy DES SCPS GTTL Ch 7 S
Special Education Needs and Disability Policy STPS
Staff Consultation (Personnel Issues) Policy STPS
Staff Development Policy STPS
Staff Discipline Conduct and Grievance GTTL Ch 10 S
Staff Leave and Absence Policy STPS
Support Staff Appraisal Scheme
T
Target setting for schools GTTL Ch 3, paras 26-31 S
Teaching and Learning Policy SCPS
Travel Plan DCC
U
none
X
none
Y
none
Z
none
Key
S - Statutory Policies & Paperwork
CRE - Commission for Racial Equality (replaced by EHRC)
DCC - Devon County Council
DCSF - Department for Children, Schools and Families
DES - Devon Education Services
DGS - Devon Governor Services
EHRC - Equality and Human Rights Commission
FMSiS - Financial Management Standard in Schools
GTTL - Guide to the Law for School Governors
ICO - Information Commissioner's Office
NGA - National Governors’ Association
Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
SCPS - Stoke Canon C of E School
STPS - St. Thomas Primary School
TDA - Training and Development Agency for Schools
teachernet - www.teachernet.gov.uk
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Stoke Canon C of E School and St. Thomas Primary School for allowing links to their website policy pages. Many of the policies and documents on these school websites are adaptations of Devon LA and other source model policies.
The following schools have given permission for links or provided documents for inclusion. They will be added to the above index as time permits.
The Duchy School of Bradninch in Devon
Horrabridge Community Primary School, West Devon
Stoke Hill Junior School, policies sent for inclusion on DAG website.
See also:
A guide for school governors and headteachers
Michele Robbins & Martin Baxter
Available from Amazon.
