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POLICIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT GOVERNING BODIES ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE BY LAW
Accessibility plan
All schools
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Sections 28D and 28E
Education Act 1996: Section 316
Admissions policy
Aided schools and foundation schools
Community and controlled schools if the LA formally transfers the
responsibility to them
Part 3 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998
and the
School Admissions Code
Annual report to
parents (from governors),
see Governors’ annual report to parents
Attendance targets
All schools except maintained nursery schools
School Standards and Framework Act 1998: Section 63
(amended)
The
Education (School Attendance Targets) (England) Regulations 2005:
SI 2005/58
The
Education (School Attendance Targets) (England) Regulations 2007:
SI 2007/2261
Charging
policy
All schools
(Community and voluntary controlled consult LA)
Education Act 1996: Section 457
Education (School Sessions and Charges and Remissions Policies)
(Information) (England) Regulations 1999:
SI 1999/2255
Child
protection policy
All schools
Education Act 2002: Section 175
Collective worship (policy on)
All schools except maintained nursery schools
School Standards and Framework Act 1998:
Section 70
and
Schedule 20
Complaints procedure
All schools
Education Act 2002: Section 29
Curriculum policy
All schools
The
Education (Terms of Reference) (England) Regulations 2000
Exclusion of pupils
All schools
Education Act 2002: Section 52
The
Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Maintained Schools)
(England) Regulations 2002: SI 2002/3178
Improving Behaviour and Attendance: Guidance on Exclusion from
Schools and Pupil Referral Units
Freedom
of
information
publication
scheme
All schools
Freedom of Information Act 2000: Section 19
Governors’
allowances (schemes for
paying)
All schools (if school has agreed to pay expenses)
The
Education (Governors’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003:
SI 2003/523
Governors’ annual
report to parents
Maintained nursery schools
Education Act 2002: Section 30
Education (Governors’ Annual Reports) Regulations (England) 1999
(amended): SI 1999/2157
Education (Governors’ Annual Reports) Regulations (England)
(Amendment) (No. 2) 2002: SI 2002/2214
Health
and
safety
policy
All schools
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: Sections 2(3), 3 and 4
Risk Assessments: The Management of Health and Safety at Work
Regulations 1999: SI 1999/3242
Home-school
agreements
All schools except maintained nursery schools
School Standards and Framework Act 1998: Sections 110 and 111
Instrument of
government
All schools
School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007:
SI 2007/957
Minutes of, and
papers considered at, meetings of the governing body and its
committees
All schools
School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003:
SI 2003/1377
Performance
management policy
All schools
Education (School Government) (Terms of Reference) (England)
Regulations 2000:
SI 2000/2122
Guidance: Role of Governing Bodies and Heads 2000
Education (School Teacher Appraisal) (England) Regulations 2001:
SI 2001/2855
Prospectus
All schools except maintained nursery schools
Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 2002:
SI 2002/2897
(amended)
Pupil
discipline
(including
antibullying) policy
All schools
School Standards and Framework Act 1998: Section 61
(amended)
Race equality policy
All schools
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000:
Section 2
and
Schedule 1A
Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties Order) 2001:
SI 2001/3458
Register of pupils
All schools unless otherwise stated
The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006:
SI 2006/1751
Register of business
interests of headteacher and governors
All schools
The Financing of Maintained Schools Regulations 1999
Regulation 25
and
Schedule 5(16)
Review of staffing
structure document
All schools
Education (Review of Staffing Structure) (England) Regulations 2005:
SI 2005/1032
Risk
assessments
See Health and safety policy above
School
companies
All schools where a company is established
Register:
Companies Act 1985
Education Act 2002:
Sections 11 and 12
and
Schedule 1
Sex
education
policy
All schools except maintained nursery schools
Education Act 1996: Section 404
Special
educational needs policy
All schools
Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) Regulations 1999:
SI 1999/2506
Special Education Needs Code of Practice 2001
DfES 581/2001
Staff
appraisal
policy
See Performance management policy above
Staff discipline
conduct and grievance (procedures for addressing)
All schools
School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003:
SI 2003/1963
Target
setting
for
schools
All schools except maintained nursery schools
Education (School Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment)
Regulations 2007:
SI 2007/2975
Teachers’
pay
policy
All schools
School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
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