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- Homework policy: examples See examples of homework policies from primary, secondary and special schools to help you write your own. Also, adapt our sample clause for handling the impact of AI tools on homework.
- Home-school agreement: model and examples You're not required to have a home-school agreement. If you'd like to use one, download and adapt our primary and secondary models and see examples from other schools, to set clear expectations and promote effective partnerships with your school community.
- 5 tips to reduce your pupil report workload See examples of time-saving report-writing strategies from other schools, with advice on how to streamline and improve your reporting processes to parents and carers.
- Conducting home visits safely Know what is best practice when planning a home visit, so you can make sure staff are carrying out home visits safely. Plus, see examples of risk assessments.
- EYFS: home visits Find advice around conducting home visits in the EYFS, as well as examples of policies from other schools.
- Collection and walking home alone policies (primary) Find out what to include in your collection and walking home alone policy. See examples of policies from primary schools.
- Parent/carer survey pack Find everything you need to create your survey – a statement bank covering everything from SEN to safeguarding, a survey template, and a letter to parents and carers. Plus, see examples from schools.
- Supporting pupils with EAL to access the curriculum Understand the needs of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL), and find advice, tools and real-life examples to help integrate them into your school and support them to access the curriculum.
- High-quality teaching to support pupils with SEND Support pupils with SEND through high-quality teaching, also known as quality first teaching, as required in the SEND Code of Practice.
- Welcome packs for parents and pupils Get help creating parent and pupil handbooks by using our parent pack template and seeing examples from other schools.
- Transition to secondary school: pupils with SEN Whether you're a feeder or receiver school, understand your responsibilities when planning for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) moving from primary to secondary school. Plus, find out what you can do to help the transition go smoothly.
- Marking and feedback policies See how other schools approach feedback, find out what Ofsted will expect when it comes to marking, and get links to further support.
- Working off-site: model policy Updated - Download and adapt our model policy, approved by lawyers and the NAHT, to set out your school's approach to working off-site (e.g. from home). Let your staff know what you expect and how you will support them.
- Pupil reports to parents: checklist and templates Updated - Use our checklist to make sure your annual reports to parents meet statutory requirements, and see what extra information you need to include at the end of Key Stage (KS) 1 and KS2. Download our templates and adapt them to suit your needs.
- Computing infrastructure: review and procurement Find out what's included in your school's IT infrastructure and what to consider when reviewing it and procuring new equipment or systems.
- Pupil survey pack Find everything you need to create your survey for primary or secondary pupils, and capture pupil voice. Use our statement bank and survey templates, and see examples from schools.
- Staff factsheet: AI in schools Get your head around the basics of generative AI, including ChatGPT, and what it means for your school. Share this information with your staff and governors or trustees, to get everyone on the same page.
- Line management meetings with middle leaders: guidance and agendas Read expert advice on how senior leaders can prepare for and hold effective meetings with middle leaders, and download an example line management meeting planner for an academic year.
- Setting your digital strategy: where to start Creating a digital strategy is much easier if you consider it as part of your wider school or trust improvement planning. Find guidance and resources to help you get started.
- School council: headteacher interview questions Get your school council involved in helping you recruit your new headteacher. Use our record sheet and adapt our list of questions to reflect pupils' priorities.