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Understand the purpose of policies and procedures in education

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‘Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts’ from the Department for Education

Click to read this guidance on the policies and documents that governing bodies and proprietors of schools must have.

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‘Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts’ from the Department for Education
'Governance handbook and competency framework’ produced by the Department of Education

Click to read the ‘Advice’ section from the National Education Union. This webpage looks in more depth at policies for situations that might involve violence, threatening behaviour or abuse.
The National Governance Association have produced this list of ‘Policies and procedures’ that governing bodies and proprietors are required to have by law which shows which schools need the policies and the legislation behind the policy.
Read this section on school policies and procedures for ideas on different areas for policies. The information comes from the Department of Education in Northern Ireland so some legislation may differ.
Similar information is available on The Higland Council’s ‘School policies, procedures and guidelines’.

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