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Know about the range and purpose of school and college policies and procedures

Watch the video produced by Teachers’ TV website. The 15-minute video shows how one school went from ‘special measures’ to ‘outstanding’ through a radical refocus on the school’s policies and procedures. Watch the video and make notes. Notice what is said about how the policies were developed and communicated? Notice also the reasons given for the decisions made.

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‘Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts: Guidance on the policies and documents that governing bodies and proprietors of schools must have.’ from the Department for Education.
'Governance handbook and competency framework’ produced by the Department of Education
Find and read some of the policies and procedure for staff, student welfare and teaching and learning at the school or college you work in.

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Click to read some of these example policies from the National Education Union.
The National Governance Association have produced this list of 'Policies and procedures' that governing boards are required by law to have certain policies in place, while other policies are recommended as good practice.
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.

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