School Governance Unit: Policy A-Z

Paperwork & Policies Legal Requirements

To be effective, your policies should reflect the unique context of your school. The process of thinking about a policy and what your school requires determines how effective a policy will be. Simply copying a policy is of little use; you will be able to tick that it has been done but that is all. It will not suit the needs of your school and nobody will feel that it belongs to them.

There is no single correct format for a policy. Some people consider that it should be a very brief statement of principles, others that it should provide extensive detail about the procedures to be followed. By setting out explicit guidance for everyone involved in or affected by a policy, time that could otherwise be spent searching for necessary information will be saved when people consult the policy. However, this is not an excuse for unnecessary length. A policy should be concise, and normally it should be possible to contain the main message in one or two sides of A4.

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This review schedule contains a list of the statutory policies requested , together with a timetable for review. 

• Policies Review Timetable

Policy A-Z 

The Policy A to Z shows policies and other documents that Governing Bodies are required to have by law. Links are provided to KCC model policies and/or other policy links.

• Accessibility Plan 
• Admissions
• Annual Governors Report to Parents
• Attendance Targets
• Charging Policy
• Child Protection Policy
• Collective Worship  
• Complaints Procedure
• Curriculum
• Exclusion of Pupils
• Freedom of Information and Publication Scheme
• Governors' Allowances (schemes for paying)
• Health and Safety
• Home-School Agreements
• Instrument of Government
• Minutes of and Papers Considered at Meetings of the Governing Body and Its Committees
• Performance Management
• Prospectus
• Pupil Discipline (including Anti-Bullying)
• Race Equality
• Register of Business Interests
• Register of Pupils  
• Review of Staffing Structure Document 
• Risk Assessments (see Health and Safety Policy)
• School Companies
• Sex Education 
• Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Staff Discipline, Conduct and Grievance Procedures 
• Target Setting for Schools
• Teachers' Pay