Intimate care policy and plan: model and examples

Last reviewed on 26 October 2021
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Download our model intimate care policy, and templates for an intimate care plan and consent form. Read expert advice on what to consider, and see examples from other schools.

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Contents

  1. Download our model policy
  2. Intimate care policies: see examples from schools
  3. Have an intimate care plan for pupils with regular needs
  4. Intimate care plan: school examples
  5. If you have lots of children not yet toilet trained
  6. Parent consent form: school examples
  7. Think carefully about staffing
  8. Consider these COVID-19 precautions
  9. Review your policy regularly
  10. Sources

Download our model policy

Model policy: intimate care DOC, 192.5 KB

It's designed for you to adapt to suit your school's context. We developed our model policy with Forbes Solicitors, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), and our associate experts Sarah Gallagher and Audrey Pantelis.

You'll also find attached:

  • An intimate care plan template
  • A parent/carer consent form, if you're a setting with a high proportion of children not yet toiled trained

Intimate care policies: see examples from schools Nurseries The Wharf Nursery School and Children's Centre in Surrey includes a section on pupil voice in its intimate care and toileting policy, which includes: Allowing children to express which member of staff they'd like to carry out their intimate care procedure Staff's responsibility to be aware of the child’s method and level of communication At Horden Nursery School in County Durham, the intimate care

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