Tuesday, 1 May 2012
New List of Statutory Policies for Schools
Governing bodies are required, as outlined below, to hold each of these documents. However, the drafting of school policies can be delegated to any member of school staff. Model policies are available from a variety of sources and schools are free to adopt these as they see fit. There is no
requirement for all policies to be reviewed annually. We have outlined below how often each policy must be reviewed, where this is prescribed in regulations.
Academies and Free Schools have greater freedoms than maintained schools in relation to school policies and other documents. Where relevant, arrangements applying to these schools are outlined in legislation or in their funding agreements, which may vary between individual
Academies and Free Schools.
As part of the Department’s ongoing commitment to reducing bureaucracy for schools, we will continue to review these requirements and look to simplify the legal obligations wherever possible.
From September 2012, subject to parliamentary procedure, maintained schools will no longer be required to have in place a:
• Curriculum policy
• Prospectus
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/s/statutory%20policies%20for%20schools%20%20%209%20february.pdf
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Ministerial Working Group report on the governance system
The Ministerial Working Group on School Governance review of the current system concludes that governors have done good work to support school improvement.
Key findings of the report, The 21st century school: Implications and challenges for governing bodies, include:
- The majority of governing bodies do a good job.
- Governing bodies need to be clear about their purpose and follow a defined set of principles for good governance of schools.
- There needs to be more clarity concerning the strategic management role of the governing body and the day-to-day management role of headteachers to ensure neither party crosses over into each other's role.
- The principle of stakeholder representation on governing bodies is essential but needs to be balanced against a requirement that all governing bodies have the necessary skills to carry out their tasks.
- Improvements to the training for chairs, new governors and clerks are required.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
New Guidelines Published on Internet Safety for Children
New internet safety guidelines for children have been published by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS). The new guidelines are aimed at giving clear advice about protecting children online and what the dangers are.
The new guidelines aim to give parents the facts about internet safety and set out what measures they can take to improve internet safety in a readily accessible way.
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