Here are a few examples of areas that ought to be covered but the list is by no means exhaustive. Equal opportunities should be addressed, and has a number of facets. How the IT curriculum is delivered. How IT capability is assessed. How pupil achievement is monitored and recorded.
Similar considerations apply to software purchase.
Perhaps there should even be a policy regarding how purchases are made. There isn t much point in having policies if other staff either do not know about them, or do not understand them. Of course, such a document will never be read, but such are its negative connotations that nobody with any sense would risk using a computer in school ever again. A useful approach here is to draft a detailed policy statement on issues like internet access, software copyright and data protection, but not distribute it. Instead, distribute a brief document of one, maybe two sides at the most, giving brief details of the policies and where more information can be consulted.