Subject policy: model and examples

Download and adapt our subject model policy to reflect your school's approach to a specific subject. Also see examples from schools to help you write your own.

Last reviewed on 20 January 2023
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Contents
  1. Download our model policy
  2. Examples

Download our model policy

There's no requirement to have a policy for an individual subject in your curriculum, such as history, English or science, but you should consider putting them in place to:

  • Make sure your approach to teaching and assessment is consistent across your school
  • Let parents and carers know what topics their child will be covering in each subject
  • Help governors and inspectors review your curriculum

If you have a curriculum policy, your subject policies should be linked to it.

Model policy: subject policy DOC, 259.5 KB
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Our policy template is:

  • Designed for you to adapt to suit your school's context
  • Approved by Forbes Solicitors

Examples

Primary maintained schools

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, in Liverpool, has separate policies for each subject – such as geography, handwriting, maths and PE – on its 'curriculum policies' page

Churchfields Junior School, in London, has specific subject policies in its A to Z list of policies – history, geography, French, etc