He, she or it. 517 School Policies. This is Britain in 2022.

Something's gone wrong in this country. I think it has also gone wrong in many other parts of the world too but I can only write about the one I live in. 

There are now 517 officially recommended policies which schools should have documented and implemented. I am sure that, if I searched, I would find a similar number for Further Education Colleges and Universities. Then, no doubt, any firm that has any dealings with government departments will find that it needs many of these too.

How on earth have we come to this? I suspect two forces at work; one is the Woke Brigade and the other is the inclination of people to sue organisations. The Woke Brigade I will come to in due course. The inclination of people suing organisations has definitely developed considerably in the last few decades. This has been the foundation for many Health & Safety rules and regulations. Once upon a time, an employee or visitor might have an accident - a genuine bit of bad luck or actually a case of their not being very observant and tripping over something. Unfortunate but that was the end of it. No-one was to blame, no-one deliberately caused the accident and there may even not have been any injury of note. Then someone consulted a solicitor who reckoned that he could obtain some significant damages, and some income for the solicitor too, by suing the organisation. Even without physical injury it could often be claimed that someone had still 'suffered' and deserved compensation and, with defence in Courts costing a fortune, organisations would often just pay. This, of course encouraged more and more and organisations were advised that they would need to have to be able to show that they had taken all steps reasonable to prevent these accidents in order to get suitable insurance cover and/or some respite from the Courts.

I am rather unconvinced that there are now less accidents at work than there used to be, despite all the rules and regulations and despite all the policies introduced and the never-ending stream of training now virtually compulsory for staff.

If for 'accident' you now say 'offence' then we now have to beware that anything we do might cause offence to someone. By 'do' I also include 'say' as now much offence seems to be taken by some individuals on what we may say or write in conversation or material, even that which is not designed for general publication or hearing. It seems that such 'offence' could be taken by someone in connection with a comment regarding race, belief, colour, gender, sexual orientation, height, weight, age, accent, ability, disability, attire, residence . . . in fact, I am not sure there is anything which might not 'offend' a particular person who is determined to delegate control of their motions to this new attitude of existence.

It is now a hate-crime to do, say, almost think something which another finds offensive, quite regardless of whether there was any reference or direction of a comment or action to that person. That person can report you to the police and the police are duty bound to record the complaint on your record. It seems unnecessary that you are informed of this and if you are not approached by the boys in blue to seek some explanation (not that I can see how that will make any difference to the record anyway) then it remains there for others to see. That next DBS check, for example, or a reference check may well reveal that you have a number of these hate-crimes registered against you and may have a major impact on your ability to be employed, take on a contract or be allowed to rent a property, open an account somewhere.

There are so many minority groups of which someone could claim to belong to and those groups would be the first to support their allegation of 'offence'. We used to talk of 'equal opportunities' but it wasn't long before that was deemed inadequate and we needed to be more specific about which minority group a policy would be introduced for and, almost by implication, not doing the same for another minority group could be seen as ignoring them and the ridiculous spiral of nonsense has been the result we see now.

The 'hate-crime' thing has to be the worst recent development and I cannot imagine how it has managed to become part of British legislation so quickly and, seemingly, without most of the population even being aware it existed. Next on my list of hated, yes, I'll use the word, hated developments is the ridiculous nonsense about a man 'self-declaring' that he is a woman, or vice versa. As a consequence a man goes to a women's jail, can use women's toilets, changing rooms and goodness only knows what else. How the hell did that happen? There can be no doubt about one's biological components: you are either a man or you are a woman. You are a male or you are a female. There is no argument. You may dress differently, prefer to be treated as something different and you may have had all sorts of operations and treatment to attempt to change your physical appearance from one to the other, with varying degrees of success. I maintain that it is quite reasonable to go along with someone being referred to in most circumstances as being of whichever gender they prefer and we have for generations had what we called 'trannies', transsexual people who were men dressing and behaving like women and, to a lesser extent, women dressing and behaving as men. With the exception of those bearing a doctor's certificate that they have completed to a certain degree the physical transformation and/or who have some legal change of reference gender, biological males should not be permitted to use female toilets, changing rooms or similar facilities.

If you're going to talk about 'offence' then surely there would be a real case where one could reasonably expect a woman to be offended by some bloke offering full frontal views to all in the room or, more worrying, not showing any body parts but merely enjoying gazing at those around him. But, no, it seems that I am on the wrong side of the law and should accept that if someone wishes to be considered a man or a woman then so be it. No questions asked. Similarly, a kid at school can claim that they want to be a boy or a girl, with parents seeming to have little say in the matter. Weird or what.

Then we have those who wish to be called non-binary. I think this means they do not wish to be considered as either a man or a woman but merely a person of indeterminate gender. Perhaps the word indeterminate is wrong here as it implies one might actually try to determine, maybe by asking a question or looking closely and that would be offensive and something else to add to your DBS print-out.

There may be other variations but my head is beginning to hurt just trying to explain them to myself, never mind you. I turned to outrightinternational.org for assistance on this. They tell me:

Gender identity refers to a person’s understanding and experience of their own gender. Everyone has a gender identity; for some people, it corresponds with the gender assigned at birth, and for some others, it does not. Gender identities are expansive and do not need to be confined within one collectively agreed-upon term. There is no one authority that dictates the boundaries of gender, except the individual concerned.

Well that could mean anything! You are what you think you are would be a shorter way to put that, I think.

Gender expression refers to the ways in which a person chooses to present their gender to the world around them. This can include clothing, mannerisms, pronouns, names, etc. However, it is important to note that while things like names, clothing, and others can be an intentional part of a person’s gender expression, these things also do not necessarily need to have a gender attached to them. This is to say that a person’s gender identity can sometimes inform a person’s gender expression, but a person’s perceived gender expression does not dictate their gender identity.

OK. Whatever you may be, this is what you give the impression of being. 

Collectively used terminologies can be helpful for societal understanding and acceptance, as well as for advocacy work.

Yup. The lawyers. And give something a name and it exists and is immediately a minority that requires legislation, rules and can take offence even if you've never heard the expression before.

So here we go:

Agender
Agender means that a person identifies as not having a gender. A person who identifies within this term often will consider themselves as either having a type of non-binary gender identity or as not subscribing to any gender identity at all.

Cisgender
Cisgender is commonly used to refer to people who identify exclusively with the gender that they were assigned at birth.

Demigender
Demigender is a term used to partially identify, or feel a connection, to a particular gender. For example, demigirl or demiboy. These identities vary by person but hold in common the fact that there is not a full identification with one gender, only an internal leaning towards it.

Gender Questioning
Gender questioning describes someone who is questioning all or parts of their gender (identity or expression) and does not wish to identify themselves to a specific gender identity.

Gender Fluid
Gender fluid, like gender questioning, is a term that can be used to describe a person’s gender identity, expression, or both. Gender fluid describes a person who moves fluidly between genders, or whose gender shifts over time.

Genderqueer
Genderqueer describes a gender identity that can not be defined as exclusively masculine or feminine. Genderqueer people experience their gender in all unique ways (hence the name). The impossibility of defining the term is part of its appeal for people who identify as genderqueer. The identity can include elements of feminine, masculine, or non-binary identities, or none of these. In part, it can be seen as a rejection of association with a label.

Intergender
Intergender describes a gender identity that is a mix of both masculine and feminine identities. Intergender is not the same as Intersex. Intersex people can identify within any gender identity or expression.

Multi-gender
Multi-gender describes people who hold more than one gender identity. This can be further specified by bigender, trigender, etc.

Non-Binary
Non-Binary is widely used to describe a gender identity that can not be categorised as masculine or feminine. Non-Binary people experience their gender in all different ways. It could be experienced as a combination of male and female, neither male nor female, nor something completely independent of notions of conventional gender identities. Non-Binary is an expansive umbrella term, and many gender identities discussed in this article fall under it.

Pangender
Pangender is a gender identity where a person identifies as all, or many, gender identities. This is similar to Polygender, although Polygender is more limited.

Transgender/Trans
Transgender is used to describe any person who has a gender identity that is different from the gender that they were assigned at birth.

Androgyne/Gender Neutral
Someone who expresses themselves in such a way that they do not wish to be perceived as any one gender.

Boi/Boy/Tomboy
These terms describe someone who expresses themselves in a way that is traditionally described as “boyish.”

Butch/masc
Butch, or masc, describes someone who expresses themselves in a way that is traditionally considered “masculine.” While commonly used by female members of the LGBTIQ community, the term can be, and is, used by everyone.

Femme
Femme is used by people who express themselves in a way that is traditionally perceived as “feminine.” Femme can also be used as a gender identity, but it is most commonly used as a term to describe an expression.

Gender Nonconforming
While occasionally used as a gender identity, gender nonconforming is most commonly used to describe a gender expression that is different from cultural stereotypes associated with that person’s perceived gender or their gender assigned at birth.

Māhū
Māhūs, of indigenous Hawaiian and Tahitian culture, are people who embodied both male and female spirits. These people were often given honorific roles, as their fluidity was seen as a form of spiritual liberation.

Bissu
In Indonesia, the Bissu are priests who either present as male with a female spirit, or vice versa. Their duality of gender allows them to serve as a conductor of spirits, hence their role as priests.

Khawaja Sira
Specific to Pakistan, although close in relation to other cultural third genders in the region, the Khawaja Sira are people who do not identify as male or female and have been seen as “chosen people,” with the ability to give curses or blessings. They commonly serve as gurus.

Two-Spirit
Two-Spirit is a cultural third gender used amongst over 150 indigenous tribes across North America. While the word varied prior to colonization, the meaning remained the same. Two-Spirit individuals refer to people assigned male at birth who go through special rituals to determine if they also hold a female spirit. Similar to other indigenous cultural third genders, Two-Spirit people held an honoured role in their societies.

I think it will be pretty obvious that all these new terms, that we're supposed to know and write policies about and avoid causing offence to anyone who says they are one of these, are just ways of saying either I am a man or I am a woman or I don't know/don't care. So I'll treat those who are or seem to be a man as a man, those who are or seem to be a woman as a woman and sod the others. I mean, if you don't know what you are then it's a bit rich to expect us to know how to treat you. Well do our best but don't expect miracles and don't demand some special policy to be developed for you.

They go on to say that "this is certainly not a complete list, and sadly, many cultural third genders were erased after colonisation spread a strictly binary view of gender". Looks like us rotten English people screwed up some chances of a third gender amongst our other dreadful sins in the past". Third genders?? Good grief? What's that?

Then we have the matter of colour. You can say someone is a person of colour but not that they're coloured. Good luck with that. If your black then you're black and it seems you have to be proud that you're black and you can say you're black but I may be in trouble for saying that you're black. I get into even more trouble by criticising Black Lives Matter, an organisation which achieved almost God-like status and could not be referred to in any other than a positive way without one being regarded as racist and, ping, another entry on the criminal record at the cop shop.

From Douglas Murray, writing in the New York Post:

One year ago the details of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors’s real-estate empire emerged. She owned four homes and seemed to be shopping for more. And this month we found that BLM, funded by well-meaning gullible folk who gave generously to the cause, bought a $5.8 million California mansion.

And from Taki in The Spectator:

Far more important than the facts of BLM co-founder’s riches are some facts revealed by the Brit canary in the coal mine. Here’s what Douglas had to say in a nutshell: left-wing papers like the NY Times and Bezos-owned Washington Post, plus CNN and MSNBC, pretend that racism is a pandemic and unarmed black people in America are killed with impunity by the cops. Among liberals, 40 per cent believe the figure is between 1,000 and 10,000 annually. The actual number in 2019 was about ten. For any of you who failed maths at school, as I did, the big lie by the lefty media simply multiplies the number by 1,000. Just think of it for a moment. Platforms supposed to objectively inform the public leave them misinformed a thousand-fold in order to discredit the police, and to convince the world that Uncle Sam is a racist beast.

So please don't ask me to donate or in any way support that organisation or take the knee as so many of our leaders and otherwise respected people did, mostly because they felt obliged to, especially with the amazing slew of propaganda that dreadful organisation managed to produce. 

I remember trying to get the Academic Board at Dunstable College in the late 1990s to reduce a massive and unwieldy Equal Opportunities Policy to one simple and readily understandable sentence. "We will endeavour to treat all staff and students with respect and provide opportunities  for everyone, whatever their background, religion, beliefs, gender, race or physical or mental impairments". They opted instead for a 40 page document which no-one ever read after the meeting and which was, itself, based on a draft from another College which was a copy from another institution . . . and originally a Department of Education suggestion. Since then the DofE and their subsequent re-inventions have been busy.

All this has happened under a Conservative government! This is the stuff of the loony left but they were supposedly thrashed and sent packing with Corbyn. Clearly not. Or maybe now it is of no matter who is in Government. The power to affect our lives is now in the hands of those 30-somethings on committees left, right and centre, well, left mostly, in schools, councils, local government, nationalised bodies, quangos and so-called minority groups. I fear that it has all gone far too far and there is little hope of normal life ever returning. These people are everywhere, usually female, from one or other minority group loud, good debaters with quick put-down lines for anyone opposing them at meetings and definitely not Conservative or in any way supportive of the elected Government. In fact one wonders who gave them the power they do have. They were almost all not elected but appointed. Probably by some manager anxious to tick a box.

I would very much like to see a massive rebellion against all things woke. Let us return to being the normal, mostly decent and caring people that the British are and always have been. We can show you that we do not need legislation to treat people the same. We'll show you that it is quite natural to prefer the company of some people than others, that we work better with some than others and not something anyone should be offended by. We can tell jokes and will more than often laugh more at ourselves than at others. Idiots will say things they shouldn't but there is little actual offence taken when people joke about white people or Christian religion but we run the risk of being beheaded if a white person even tries to explain a joke about a black person or a certain Islamic religious bloke. Maybe a brown person would be in trouble too, I don't know. But i do know a teacher in the West Midlands is still in hiding several months after trying merely to tell his class about the dreadful killing of staff in a French publishing agency and encourage debate about the images.

I really do not know what has happened to this country. Do you? Read on. 

Here are the 517 officially-recommended policies, which may or may not cover all you need. [Acknowledgements to policiesforschools.co.uk]

Safeguarding and Welfare of Children School Policies

• Acceptable Internet Use and Agreement Policy
• Administering Medicines Policy
• Advocates and Independent Visitors Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• Anti-Cyber Bullying Policy
• Anti-Violence, Aggressive and Anti-social Behaviour Policy
• Child Sexual Exploitation Policy
• Child Gone Missing On or Off Site Policy
• Confidentiality Policy
• Dealing with Extremism and Radicalisation Policy (Prevent Duty)
• Dealing with Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
• Designated Teacher for Looked After and previously Looked After Children Policy
• Disclosure and Barring Service Checks Policy
• Domestic Abuse and Operation Encompass Policy
• Drones Over-Flying the School Policy
• Eating Disorders Policy
• Educational Visits Policy
• Educational Visits and Terrorist Incidents Policy
• E-Safety Policy
• Emergency School Lockdown Policy
• FGM Policy
• Intimate Care Policy
• Intruders Policy
• Knife Crime Policy
• Looked After Children Policy
• Mobile Phone Safety and Acceptable Use Policy
• Online Code of Conduct for Students Policy
• Online Code of Conduct for Teachers Policy
• Online Safeguarding for an Online School Policy
• Parent and Community Use of Social Media Policy
• Photographic and Video Images Policy
• Positive Handling (Restraint of Pupils) Policy
• Private Fostering Policy
• Pupil Behaviour and Discipline Policy
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Part 1 of 4 Policy
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Part 2 of 4 Roles and Responsibilities Policy
• Safeguarding Child Protection Policy Part 3 of 4 Recognising the signs of Abuse and Neglect Policy
• Safeguarding Child Protection Policy Part 4 of 4 Safeguarding Procedures Policy
• Safe Physical Contact with Pupils Policy
• Safer Recruitment, Retention and the Single Central Record Policy
• School Personnel Code of Conduct Policy
• School Security Policy
• School Trips Policy
• Searching, Screening and Confiscation Policy
• Self-Harm Policy
• Sick Child Policy
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy
• Students on Placement Policy
• Supervision of Pupils Policy
• Supporting Children with Health Needs who cannot attend School Policy
• Supporting Pupils with Long-Term Medical Conditions Policy
• Troubled and Vulnerable Children Policy
• Uncollected Child Policy
• Visitors, Visiting Speakers and Contractors Policy
• Whistle Blowing Policy

Statutory School Policies

• Admission and Attendance Registers Policy
• Admissions Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• Attendance and Truancy Policy
• Biometric Data Protection Policy
• Charges, Voluntary Contributions, Remissions and Refunds Policy
• Collective Worship Policy
• Community Cohesion Policy
• Complaints Policy
• Conditions of Service Policy
• Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulation Policy
• Data Protection Procedures Policy
• Dealing with Allegations against the Headteacher, Teaching and Support Staff, Supply Teachers, School Volunteers and Contractors Policy
• Disability Equality Scheme and Disability Accessibility Plan for Pupils Policy
• Disciplinary Procedure Policy
• Disclosure and Barring Service Checks Policy
• Equality and Diversity Policy
• Fire Safety Policy
• Freedom of Information Policy
• Governors’ Allowances Policy
• Grievance Procedure Policy
• Home-School Agreement Policy
• Instrument of Government Policy
• Liaison and Transition Policy
• Minutes of Governing Body Meetings Policy
• No Smoking Policy
• Performance Management Policy
• Positive Handling (Restraint of Pupils) Policy
• Pupil Behaviour and Discipline Policy
• Pupil Exclusion Policy
• Register of Business Interests of Headteacher and Governors Policy
• Relations Education, Sex Education and Health Education Policy
• Risk Management and Risk Assessment Policy
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
• School Council Policy
• School Prospectus Policy
• School Staff Pay Appeals Policy
• School Website Policy
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy
• Staff Capability Policy
• Supporting Pupils with Long-Term Medical Conditions
• Teachers’ and Support Pay Policy

School Health and Safety Policies

• Accidents and Emergencies Policy
• Administering Medicines Policy
• Alcohol and Drugs Misuse Policy
• Allergies Policy
• Asbestos Policy
• Asthma Policy
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Policy
• Communicable Diseases Policy
• COSHH Policy
• Diabetes Policy
• Display Screen Equipment Policy
• Disposal of Nappies and Personal Protective Equipment Policy
• Educational Visits Policy
• Educational Visits and Terrorist Incidents Policy
• Electrical Safety Policy
• Emergency School Lockdown Policy
• Epilepsy Policy
• Fire Safety Policy
• Health and Safety Part I of 3 Policy
• Health and Safety Part 2 of 3 – The Curriculum Policy
• Health and Safety Part 3 of 3 – Safe Procedures Policy
• Legionnaires’ Disease Policy
• Lone Workers Policy
• Management of Health and Safety Regulations Policy
• Manual Handling Policy
• Medical and First Aid Policy
• New and Expectant Mothers at Work Policy
• Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Policy
• PE Safety Policy
• Portable Appliance Testing Policy
• Premises Manager Policy
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Policy
• Risk Management and Risk Assessment Policy
• Road Safety Policy
• School Crisis Management Policy
• School Crisis Management – Arson Attack Policy
• School Crisis Management – Asbestos Disturbance Policy
• School Crisis Management – Bomb Threat Policy
• School Crisis Management – Chemical or Biological Contamination Policy
• School Crisis Management – Child Gone Missing Policy
• School Crisis Management – Communicable or Infectious Diseases Policy
• School Crisis Management – Dangerous Weapons in School Policy
• School Crisis Management – Evacuation of the School Building Policy
• School Crisis Management – Flooding Policy
• School Crisis Management – Gas Leak Policy
• School Crisis Management – Outbreak of Fire Policy
• School Crisis Management – Physical Assault on Pupils or School Person Policy
• School Crisis Management – Re-Occupation of the School Building Policy
• School Crisis Management – Road Accident Policy
• School Crisis Management – School Security Policy
• School Crisis Management – Severe Storm Policy
• School Crisis Management – Severe Weather Warning Policy
• School Disaster Recovery Policy
• School Minibus Policy
• School Toilets Policy
• School Transport Policy
• Sick Child Policy
• Sharps, Blades, Needles and Syringes Policy
• Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents Policy
• Smoke Free School Environment Policy
• Stress Management Policy
• Swimming Safety
• Traffic Management Policy
• Travel Code Policy
• Voice Care Policy
• Working at Height Policy
• Workplace Environment Policy

School Improvement School Policies

• Assessment Policy
• Classroom Observations Policy
• Co-Curriculum Policy
• Continuing Professional Development Policy
• Curriculum Policy
• Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact Policy
• Curriculum Planning Policy
• Dedicated Headship Time Policy
• Differentiation Policy
• Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People Policy
• Involving Pupils in School Policies Policy
• Involving School Personnel in Decision Making Policy
• Leadership and Management Policy
• Leadership and Management Structure Policy
• Leadership Development and Succession Planning Policy
• Marking and Feedback Policy
• Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
• New Standards for Headteachers Policy
• Outside Agencies Policy
• Planning, Preparation and Assessment Time Policy
• Policies and Procedures Policy
• Preparing for a School Inspection Policy
• Professional Learning Communities Policy
• Pupil Participation Policy
• Pupil Premium Policy
• Quality Assurance Policy
• Reducing the Impact of Poverty and Disadvantage on Pupil Attainment Policy
• School Effectiveness Policy
• School Improvement Plan Policy
• Self-Evaluation and School Improvement Policy
• Senior Leadership Team Policy
• Standards of Excellence for Headteachers Policy
• Target Setting Policy
• Teaching and Learning Policy
• The Resilient School Policy
• Using Data Policy
• Vision into Action Policy

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities School Policies

• Administering Medicines School Policy
• Advocates and Independent Visitors Policy
• Alternative Provision Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• Calming Room Policy
• Disability Equality Scheme and Disability Accessibility Plan for Pupils Policy
• Disabled Access Policy
• Dyslexia Friendly School Policy
• Early Help Policy
• Inclusion Policy
• Integration of Pupils into a Unit Policy
• Looked After Children Policy
• Manual Handling Policy
• Mental Health Policy
• Pupil Behaviour and Discipline Policy
• Pupil Premium Policy
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy
• Supporting Pupils with Long-Term Medical Conditions Policy

School Community School Policies

• Charitable Fundraising Policy
• Community and Local Industry Links Policy
• Community Cohesion Policy
• Distribution of Leaflets and the Display of Posters Policy
• Employer Engagement Policy for BTEC Courses Policy
• Establishing a School Food Bank Policy
• Marketing the School Policy
• Police and the School Liaison Programme Policy

General Curriculum School Policies

• Academically More Able, Gifted and Talented Children Policy
• Access to Fair Assessment Policy
• Animal Friendly School Policy
• Blended Learning Policy
• Character Education Policy
• Co-curriculum Policy
• Developing the Use of ICT Policy
• Digital Competence Framework Policy
• Educational Visits Policy
• Educational Visits and Terrorist Incidents Policy
• English as an Additional Language Policy
• Examinations Contingency Plan Policy
• Extra Curricular Activities Policy
• Financial Education Policy
• Gardening Activities Policy
• Homework Policy
• Home Learning Policy
• Internationalism Policy
• Key Person Policy
• Management of GCE and GCSE Non-Examinations Assessments
• Online Lesson Policy
• Outdoor Education Policy
• Outdoor Learning and Forest Schools – Procedures Policy
• Outdoor Learning and Forest Schools – Responsibilities Policy
• Performing, Visual and Multi-media Arts Policy
• Promoting British Values Policy
• Public Examinations Policy
• Reading Policy
• Reading for Pleasure Policy
• Recognition of Prior Learning Policy
• Relations Education, Sex Education and Health Education Policy
• Remote Learning Policy
• Road Safety Policy
• School Readiness Policy
• Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) Policy
• Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development Policy
• Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) Policy
• Swimming Policy
• Teaching Hours Policy
• The Teaching of Politics Policy

School Curriculum (England) School Policies

• Art (England) Policy
• Citizenship (England) Policy
• Computing (England) Policy
• Design and Technology (England) Policy
• English (England) Policy
• Geography (England) Policy
• History (England) Policy
• Languages (England) Policy
• Mathematics (England) Policy
• Model Music Curriculum Policy
• Music (England) Policy
• Physical Education (England) Policy
• Relations Education, Sex Education and Health Education Policy
• Science (England) Policy

Early Years School Policies

• Accidents and Emergencies Policy
• Admissions Policy
• Complaints Policy
• Confidentiality Policy
• Confidentiality – Parent Involvement Policy
• Disability Equality Scheme and Disability Accessibility Plan for Pupils Policy
• Display Policy
• Disposal of Nappies and Personal Protective Equipment Policy
• Early Years Foundation Stage Policy
• English as an Additional Language Policy
• Equality Policy
• E-Safety Policy
• Fire Safety Policy
• Foundation Phase Policy
• Health and Safety at Work Policy
• Intimate Care Policy
• Key Person Policy
• Outdoor Learning and Forest Schools – Procedures Policy
• Outdoor Learning and Forest Schools – Responsibilities Policy
• Photographic and Video Images Policy
• Play Policy
• Pupil Behaviour and Discipline Policy
• Settling Children into Nursery Policy
• School Crisis Management Policy
• School Readiness Policy

Environmental School Policies

• Adverse Weather Conditions Policy
• Anti-Litter Policy
• Eco-School Policy
• Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Policy
• Energy Management Policy
• Gardening Activities Policy
• Recycling and Waste Minimisation Policy
• School Travel Plan Policy
• Sustainable Development Policy

School Finance School Policies

• Anti-Bribery Policy
• Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy
• Budgeting and Financial Planning Policy
• Charges, Voluntary Contributions, Remissions and Refunds Policy
• Debt Recovery Policy
• Handling School Cash Policy
• Procurement Policy
• School Finance Policy
• School Fund Policy

General School Policies

• Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy
• Bereavement Policy
• Bilingual Communication Policy
• Celebrating Success Policy
• Communicating with School Stakeholders Policy
• Copyright Policy
• Cyber Security Policy
• Dealing with Sensitive Incidents Policy
• Dealing with Subject Access Requests Policy
• Dealing with the Media Policy
• Digital Competence Framework Policy
• Equality Impact Assessment Policy
• Ethos Policy
• Extended School Policy
• Meetings Policy
• Management of School Records Policy
• Ramadan Policy
• School Data Retention and School Data Management Policy
• School Documentation Policy
• School Rules Policy
• Sharing Good Practice Policy
• Volunteer Helpers Policy
• Vital School Records Policy

School Governors School Policies

• Governors Allowances
• Governors in School Policy
• Governors Written Statement of Behaviour Principles Policy
• Induction of New Governors Policy
• Instrument of Government Policy
• Minutes of Governing Body Meetings Policy
• Register of Business Interests Policy
• School Governors and School Governance Policy

Parents School Policies

• Home-School Agreement Policy
• Parent and Community Use of Social Media Policy
• Parent/Carer Code of Conduct Policy
• Parent Involvement (Engagement) Policy
• Parent Involvement Confidentiality Agreement Policy
• Parental Responsibility and Change of Name Policy
• Parent Teacher Association Policy
• Parent-Teacher Consultations Policy
• Same-Sex Families Policy
• Volunteer Helpers Policy

School Premises School Policies

• Asset Management System Policy
• Buildings Maintenance Policy
• Calming Room Policy
• CCTV Policy
• Cleaning Policy
• Disabled Access Policy
• Display Policy
• Facilities Management Policy
• Fire Safety Policy
• Grounds Maintenance Policy
• Lettings PolicyProcurement Policy
• Personal Property and School Property Policy
• Premises Key Holders Policy
• Procurement Policy
• School Minibus Policy
• School Premises Policy
• School Sports Facilities Policy
• School Toilets Policy
• Signs in Schools Policy
• Smoke Free School Environment Policy
• Traffic Management Policy

School Pupils School Policies

• Academically More Able, Gifted and Talented Children Policy
• Attendance and Truancy Policy
• Careers Policy
• Child Employment and Children in Entertainment Policy
• Child Gone Missing On or Off Site Policy
• Child Missing Education Policy
• Early Help Policy
• Eating Disorders Policy
• Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People Policy
• Free School Meals
• Head Lice Policy
• Home Tuition Policy
• Integrating Pupils into a New School Policy
• Integration of Pupils into a Unit Policy
• Involving Pupils in School Policies
• Looked After Children Policy
• Mental Health Policy
• Outside Agencies Policy
• Pastoral Care Policy
• Praise Reward and Celebration of Achievements Policy
• Private Fostering Policy
• Private Tuition Policy
• Pupil Behaviour and Discipline Policy
• Pupil Absence on Medical Grounds Policy
• Pupil Exclusion Policy
• Pupil Participation Policy
• Pupil Premium Policy
• Safe Physical Contact with Pupils Policy
• Same-Sex Families Policy
• School Based Counselling Policy
• School Council Policy
• School Readiness Policy
• School Refusal Policy
• School Rules Policy
• School Uniform Policy
• Searching, Screening and Confiscation Policy
• Sick Child Policy
• Student Leadership Policy
• Sun Protection Policy
• Supervision of Pupils Policy
• Supporting Pupils with Long-Term Medical Conditions Policy
• Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Pupils Policy
• Transgender Friendly School Policy
• Troubled and Vulnerable Children Policy
• Uncollected Child Policy
• Travel Code Policy
• Walking to and from School Policy
• Wraparound Care Policy
• Young Carers Policy

Health and Wellbeing School Policies

• Alcohol and Drugs Misuse Policy
• Breakfast Club Policy
• Dedicated Headship Time Policy
• Diabetes Policy
• Emotional Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People Policy
• Drugs Policy
• Food and Fitness Policy
• Free School Meals Policy
• Head Lice Policy
• Health and Well-being of School Personnel Policy
• Hygiene Policy
• Managing the Impact of the Menopause at Work Policy
• Mental Health Policy
• No Smoking Policy
• Nutritional Standards Policy
• PE Safety Policy
• Physical Education (England) Policy
• Physical Education (Wales) Policy
• School Sporting Events Policy
• School Sports Facilities Policy
• Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) Policy
• Stress Management Policy
• Sun Protection Policy
• Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Pupils Policy
• Swimming Policy
• Swimming Safety Policy
• Work-Life Balance Policy

School Staff School Policies

• Acceptable Use for School Laptops Policy
• Alcohol and Drugs Misuse Policy
• Anti-Bullying and Anti-Harassment at the Workplace Policy
• Career Break Policy
• Charging Staff Policy
• Conditions of Service Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Continuing Professional Development Policy
• Contract of Employment Policy
• Dealing with Allegations against School Personnel, School Volunteers, the Headteacher or another Pupil Policy
• Dedicated Headship Time Policy
• Disciplinary Procedure Policy
• Flexible Working Policy
• Grievance Procedure Policy
• Health and Well-being of School Personnel Policy
• Induction of New Staff Policy
• Involving School Personnel in Decision Making Policy
• Job Share Policy
• Lone Workers Policy
• Lunchtime Supervisors Policy
• Managing Apprentices in Schools
• Managing the Impact of the Menopause at Work Policy
• MAT Chief Executive Officer and Leaders Pay Policy
• Maternity Pay and Leave for Teachers Policy
• Mental Health Policy
• New and Expectant Mothers at Work Policy
• Newly Qualified Teachers Policy
• Performance Management Policy
• Personal Property and School Property Policy
• Personal Relationships at Work Policy
• Planning, Preparation and Assessment Time Policy
• Play Policy
• Premises Manager Policy
• Private Tuition Policy
• Reducing Excessive Teacher Workload Policy
• Redundancy Policy
• School Personnel Code of Conduct Policy
• School Personnel Dress Code Policy
• School Staff Pay Appeals Policy
• Shared Parental Leave and Pay Policy
• Social Media Policy
• Staff Absence and Leave Policy
• Staff Capability Policy
• Stress Management Policy
• Support Staff Policy
• Supporting LGB+ and School Personnel Policy
• Teachers’ and Support Staff Pay Policy
• Teaching Staff Policy
• Threshold Assessment Policy
• Time Management Policy
• Voice Care Policy
• Whistle Blowing Policy
• Working at Height Policy
• Working at Home Policy
• Work-Life Balance Policy