Explain The Policies And Procedures Of School Policies

Schools have policies and procedures so that the governors, staff, parents and others who are involved with the running of the school, are able to work from a set of guidelines which are followed by all, which gives clear comprehensive consistency. There are a lot of different policies relating to all different aspects of procedures and should be accessible should they need to be referred to. Although each school will have there own set of policies with varying titles or a slightly different list, each will need to outline its purpose and aims and also the responsibilities of staff.

Below is a summery of the policies and procedures schools may have relating to different aspects of the running of the school;

Staff -
Performance management
policy (appendices 26)
Pay policy
Grievance policy

Public welfare -
Safeguarding policy (appendices 11)
Health and safety policy
Drugs awareness policy
Behaviour management policy
Personal, social, health and economic education policy
Anti bullying policy

Teaching and learning -
Curriculum policy (appendices 15)
Early years policy
Teaching and learning policy
Planning and assessment policy
Marking policy

Equality, diversity and inclusion -
Equal opportunities policy
Race equality and cultural diversity policy
Special educational needs policy
Gifted and talented policy
Disability and access policy

Parental engagement -
Attendance policy - (appendices)
Homework policy
Home-school agreement

All policies within the school should be revised and updated.
It is most likely that all policies will be dated and also have a further date to be revised. To help to aid schools there are draft policies available on the internet as this can be a very time consuming process to draw up a policy.

It would be dependant on the school policy itself to who would draft the policy up depending on the schools senior management team or person responsible for a curriculum area (eg such as literacy co-ordinator). This would then be checked by other staff during a staff meeting. It would also need to be agreed by the governing body before it can take effect.

Below is a table to show the roles of other organisations working with children and how these may impact on the work of schools;

Organisation Description
Social Services Social services will link with schools in cases where it is necessary to share information or prepare for possible court hearings or applications. They may also liaise with schools family worker or have meetings with
teachers.
Children’s Services These are linked to the 5 outcomes of Every Child Matters, but may be from a range of providers including education, health, social services, early years and childcare.
Youth Services These will have more impact on secondary schools but will be concerned with training and provision post-14, the Youth Matters programme and targeted youth support.
National Health Service Many professionals who come into and work in schools may be employed by the National Health Service and Primary Care Trust, including speech therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

It is everyone’s responsibility to be mindful of themselves and others. E.g. Not leaving coats and bags where they can tripped over, No trailing wires, if something is spilled clean it up to avoid hazards and if something can be seen that it a potential health and safety risk, either do something about it if it’s within our control or report it to the appropriate contact if it is not and make sure the situation is safe in the meantime.