It is an important part of the strategic management role
of the Governing Body that it ensures that certain
policies, procedures, plans and targets are agreed,
formally adopted and made known in school and to parents.
The following example and model policies are available
from the School and Governor Support Team:
- Behaviour
- Charging and Remissions
- Child Protection (Birmingham Model)
- Collective Worship
- Complaints
- Confidentiality (Governing Body)
- Curriculum (including complaints procedures)
- Data protection
- Disability Equality
- Drugs Misuse
- Educational Visits
- Freedom of Information (Model publication scheme)
- Gender Equality
- Governor Allowances (Payment of)
- Health and Safety
- Internet Access
- Lettings
- Performance management
- Race Equality (Policy and Plan)
- Sex and Relationships (Primary and Secondary)
-
Special Educational Needs
- Staff Pay
- Staffing Procedures
(All Birmingham models including
grievance, disciplinary, pay etc.)
The policies are available on request by emailing
schoolssupport@birmingham.gov.uk
or contacting the
School
and Governor Support Team
Please contact us if you require a policy document that is
not included on the above list, or if you would like to
share examples of your own school policies with us.
Checklist for Reviewing School Policies
Before reviewing any policy check what its requirements
are:
- Is this policy legally required?
- Is it required by OfSTED?
- Is the policy strongly recommended for our school?
- Is there a Local Authority model of example Policy that
we can use?
- What must the Policy contain in order for it to be
legally compliant?
- How often should we review this Policy and when did we
last review it?
When reviewing the policy:
- Check for accuracy including spelling, grammar etc.
(e.g. Has the school’s name changed since the policy was
last reviewed).
- Check that any specific references to individual members
of staff or staff positions are up to date.
- Check that any specific references to legislation
(education acts and regulations), DCSF and OfSTED
circulars are up to date. Wherever possible it is best to
make general references for example “ the School will
comply with the relevant legislation relating to Sex and
Relationships Education (SRE) in School.”
- Ensure that any related issues and priorities from the
school improvement and OfSTED action plans are taken into
account during the review process and ensure that the
Governing Body or the relevant committee that is reviewing
the policy are aware of what these issues are.
- Ensure that review and formal adoption of the amended
policy, or re-adoption of the existing policy, is recorded
in the minutes of the governing body or committee that is
responsible for the policy review.
- As soon as possible after the review ensure that the
updated policy replaces the existing file copy and that
the updated policy contains the date that is was
adopted/re-adopted and ideally, the date that it will next
be reviewed.
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