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.
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