School Policies

The governing body of each school makes decisions relating to the school policies. Some policies and other documents are statutory, and schools are legally required to adapt a policy for each of these areas. See the table below for a list of policies and other documents that schools are required to have.

Policies legally required	Type of school
Accessibility plan	All schools
Action plan following Ofsted inspection	All schools
Admissions	Aided schools and Foundation schools. Community and Controlled schools if the LEA transfers the responsibility to them.
Annual report to parents	All schools
Attendance targets	All schools
Charging	All schools Community and Voluntary Controlled schools should consult their LEA
Child protection	All schools
Collective worship	All schools
Complaints procedure	All schools
Curriculum	All schools
Discipline (including anti-bullying)	All schools
Freedom of information publication scheme	All schools
Governors' allowance	All schools (where governing body agrees to pay expenses)
Health and safety	All schools

Policies legally required	Type of school
Home-school agreements	All schools except Maintained Nursery Schools
Instrument of government	All schools
Minutes of and papers considered at meetings of the governing body and its committees	All schools

Performance management	All schools
Prospectus	All schools except Maintained Nursery Schools
Race equality	All schools
Register of pupils	All schools
Register of business interests of head teacher and governors	All schools
Risk assessments	See health and safety policy above
Sex education	All schools
Special educational needs	All schools
Staff appraisal	See performance management policy above
Staff discipline, conduct and grievance procedures	All schools
Target setting for schools	All schools except Maintained Nursery Schools

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