Unit 2405 5.2

Element 2405: Outcome 5. Undrestand the purpose of school policies and procedures.

5.1 Explain why schools have policies and procedures.
Schools have clear policies and procedures to ensure that staff, parents, govenors and others who run the school work together from a comprehensive set of guidelines. There is likely to be a large number of policies and they should be easily accessable to people so they can refer to them easily. Each school will have a slightly different list or varying titles, each will need to outline its purpose and aims, and the responsibilities of staff.

5.2 Summarise the policies and procedures schools may have relating to:

a) Staff Policies:
· Pay Policies.
· Performance Management Policy.
· Grievance Policy.

b) Pupil Welfare Policies:
· Safeguarding Policy.
· Health and Safety Policy.
· Drugs Awareness Policy.
· Behaviour Management Policy.
· Personal,Social, Health and Economic Education Policy.
· Anti-bullying Policy.

c) Teaching and Learning Policies:
· Curriculum Policies (a policy for each subject).
· Early Years Policy.
· Teaching and Learning Policy.
· Planning and Assessment Policy.
· Marking Policy.

d) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policies:
· Equal Opportunities Policy.
· Race
Each policy will be dated and have a date for its revision. There are model policies available on the internet which are provided by the local education authority. The model policies are there to assist schools in drawing policies up as this can be a very time consuming process. The school's Senior Management Team may draft a policy that then will be checked during a staff meeting. The policy then before the governing body for it to be agreed or ratified before it can take effect. Staff memebers are not required to know every school policy but they should read and know their responsibilites, in particular regarding these