Latest changes
We've reviewed our lists of statutory policies and documents, and added some additional policies that aren't included in the DfE's list of statutory policies in the governance guides for maintained schools and academy trusts.
The additional policies and documents we've included have a statutory grounding and we strongly advise you to have them.
Note that in each of our lists, the statutory child protection policy and procedures includes non-statutory policies for safer recruitment, and allegations against staff and low-level concerns. While these are not statutory requirements, it's best practice for your school to have policies for safer recruitment and allegations against staff, and we'd suggest incorporating them into your child protection policy.
Maintained schools
Our list for maintained schools covers:
Summary of changes We've added the following policies and documents that are