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  • Premises hire policy: model and examples Recommended - Download and adapt our model lettings policy to help your school or trust generate additional income. Our model includes a hire request form.
  • Charging for school premises: lettings Generate income for your school by letting your school premises. Learn how to set your costs and where to turn for advice on VAT.
  • School lettings: safeguarding Find out who's responsible for making sure safeguarding arrangements are in place when letting school premises to third parties, including PTAs. Be clear on where you stand with DBS checks, the Prevent duty, setting safeguarding expectations and handling any allegations.
  • Premises hire: guidance Understand what you need to consider before letting out your school premises, including how to set rates and how to approve the hirer.
  • Attendance policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model attendance policy, or if you prefer to write or review your own, use our checklist setting out requirements and good practice. Share your policy highlights with parents using our handy summary letter.
  • Supporting pupils with medical conditions policy: model, examples and guidance Adapt our model policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions, or use our checklist and some examples from schools, to make sure your policy is meeting requirements. Find guidance on how to support pupils with complex medical needs.
  • Staff capability policy and procedures: model and examples Download and adapt our model staff capability policy, or use our checklist to make sure your own policy covers everything it should. Plus, see examples from a primary and a secondary school, as well as a multi-academy trust.
  • Charging and remissions policy: model and examples Save time and stay compliant by adapting our model charging and remissions policy. Alternatively, use our downloadable checklist to structure your policy and read tips on how to write your own.
  • Complaints procedure: model and examples Adapt our model complaints procedure to your school's context, and use our checklists to make sure you stay compliant.
  • Behaviour policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model behaviour policy, or if you prefer to write or review your own, use our checklist to make sure you're following requirements and good practice.
  • Teacher appraisal policy: model, checklist and examples Adapt our model appraisal policy to use in your school, or use our checklist to make sure your own policy covers everything it needs to. Also see examples of school policies covering appraisal of teachers' performance.
  • Uniform policy change: letter to parents Use our template letter to communicate changes to your uniform policy so parents understand how you're securing best value for money and know when the changes will come into force.
  • School key holder policies See examples of school key holder policies from a primary school, a secondary school and a pupil referral unit, to get inspiration for your own.
  • SEND policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model SEND policy, or get help writing your own with our checklist and some examples from schools and trusts.
  • Child protection policy: model Make sure your child protection policy reflects Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. If you previously adapted our model, use our summary of what's changed and why to help you decide what changes to make. If you have your own policy, use our checklist to make sure it covers everything it needs to.
  • Teachers' pay policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model pay policy to suit your school's context, or use our checklist to make sure your policy complies with the STPCD. See examples of teachers' pay policies from a range of schools.
  • Site access and vehicle movement: example risk assessments and policies See template risk assessments for pedestrian and vehicle access and movement on site, and examples of school policies.
  • Admissions policy: model and examples Download and adapt our model admissions policy or use our admissions policy checklist, both of which meet the requirements of the School Admissions Code 2021. See example admissions policies from schools, trusts and a local authority.
  • Mobile phone policy: model and examples Adapt our model mobile phone policy to suit your school, or use our checklist to help you write your own. See examples of policies from other schools on the use of mobile phones by pupils, staff, parents/carers, visitors and volunteers.
  • Sexism and sexual harassment: how to update your behaviour policy Weave these behaviour management strategies into your policy to let your school community know how you’ll tackle sexism and sexual harassment between pupils. Use our example scenarios to help you review your policy before consulting on it.