Schools have policies and procedures to provide staff, governors, and others who are involved with the running of the school, and also pupils and parents with a clear set of guidelines to work from and to protect the rights of staff and pupils and parents.
The Head Teacher and Governors approve the policies and review them on a regular basis. Different schools will have slightly different policies. The policies should be in compliance with the law and readily accessible for anybody who is interested. There could be a handbook available for teachers in the staff room or a copy in the office in case visiting parents request to see them. Also many schools have made their policies available on their website as that is how many people gather …show more content…
There are a large number of ‘model’ policies available through local authorities as well as through the internet. The school’s senior management team, or a person responsible for a curriculum area e.g. maths or sports may draft a policy and then discuss it during a staff meeting, it will then be agreed or ratified by the governing body before it takes effect.
Policies might be scrapped or amended if that is necessary, therefore policies are usually dated and also have a date set for review.
All staff needs to be informed of the new policies -or changes to policies- coming into effect, maybe in a meeting, or through email. Issues which concern parents can be communicated on the website or through news letters, children can be addressed by their teachers or in
The Head Teacher and Governors approve the policies and review them on a regular basis. Different schools will have slightly different policies. The policies should be in compliance with the law and readily accessible for anybody who is interested. There could be a handbook available for teachers in the staff room or a copy in the office in case visiting parents request to see them. Also many schools have made their policies available on their website as that is how many people gather …show more content…
There are a large number of ‘model’ policies available through local authorities as well as through the internet. The school’s senior management team, or a person responsible for a curriculum area e.g. maths or sports may draft a policy and then discuss it during a staff meeting, it will then be agreed or ratified by the governing body before it takes effect.
Policies might be scrapped or amended if that is necessary, therefore policies are usually dated and also have a date set for review.
All staff needs to be informed of the new policies -or changes to policies- coming into effect, maybe in a meeting, or through email. Issues which concern parents can be communicated on the website or through news letters, children can be addressed by their teachers or in