ATTENDANCE POLICY Fixed Penalty Notice for Non-Attendance at School -Code of Conduct April 2014 August 2014 2014-15 Nicky Sturgess Lead Professional for Behaviour & Attendance Tel:01446 709732 CHARGING POLICY All schools (Community Schools and Voluntary Schools should consult their LA) Guidance for Governing Bodies on Charging for School Activities (revised November 2013) - Welsh Government Guidance Circular - - Vale School CHILD PROTECTION / SAFEGUARDING POLICY All schools , Section 175 – Welsh Government Circular No: 34/2002 – Welsh Government Guidance Document 158/2015 July 2014 Dorian Davies Safeguarding Officer Tel: 01446 709867 April 2015 Ruth Ferrier Lead Professional Officer Tel: 01446 709811 * * April 2013 November 2012 Sue Alderman HR - Principal Personnel Officer
HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY Includes information on the education of children with medical needs and managing medicines All schools The LA is responsible for setting the policy in Community, Community Special and Voluntary Controlled Schools. - Welsh Government Guidance See for relevant legislative listings (Chapter 25) VOGC Corporate Health & Safety related policies * *Please note this is an Intranet page and you must be logged onto the Vale Council network to access these policies. - Tiffany Barker Health & Safety Officer Tel: 01446 709862 PAY POLICY All schools School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document - 2015 August 2014 August 2014 Sue Alderman HR - Principal Personnel Officer Tel: 01446 709870 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT All schools – Welsh Government 2012 Please contact your School’s Challenge Adviser in the Central South Consortium Tel: 827500 PUPIL DISCIPLINE (INCLUDING ANTI-BULLYING) POLICY All schools April 2015 Ruth Ferrier Lead Professional Officer Tel: 01446 709811
– Welsh Government Guidance Circular No: 47/2006 (Section 3) - Welsh Government Guidance – Welsh Government Guidance document no: 171/2015 - Date of issue: April 2015 replaces guidance document no: 081/2012. April 2013 April 2014 Nicky Sturgess Lead Professional for Behaviour & Attendance Tel:01446 709732 2015 Updated Jane Werrett Complex Needs & Schools Liaison Officer Tel: 01446 709147 SCHOOL SESSION TIMES - - Governor Support Unit - Tel: 01446 709106/7/8 SEX EDUCATION POLICY All secondary schools must provide sex education and keep a written record. Primary schools are not required but should record their decision whether to include sex education in the school’s curriculum. Section 352 (1) (c) of - Government Guidance - - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS POLICY All schools - Welsh Government Guidance Circular SEN Guidance Criteria for Allocating Additional Support in Mainstream Schools April 2014 September 2010 Jane Werrett Complex Needs & Schools Liaison Officer Tel: 01446 709147
STAFF DISCIPLINE, CONDUCT, CAPABILITY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES All schools Section 35 and 37 of – Circular 002/2013 - Circular 009-2014 - Guidance document 153/2014 - Guidance document 111/2013 *Please note this is an Intranet page and you must be logged onto the Vale Council network to access these policies. - Sue Alderman HR - Principal Personnel Officer Tel: 01446 709870 NON-STATUTORY RECOMMENDED POLICIES LA or Consortium Model Policy / Guidance or Key Documents Version Vale Contact SCHOOL TOILET POLICY All schools - Government Guidance - - Anne Brown School Organisation Manager Tel: 07816 896567 SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICY All schools -Welsh Government Guidance - - SOCIAL NETWORKING POLICY / E SAFETY POLICY All schools * *Please note this is an Intranet page and you must be logged onto the Vale Council network to access these policies November 2012 Sue Alderman HR - Principal Personnel Officer
Tel: 01446 709870 SUBSTANCE MISUSE POLICY All schools Annex C: Model framework for a substance misuse policy – July 2013 Jane Werrett Complex Needs & Schools Liaison Officer Tel: 01446 709147 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT All schools - - WHISTLEBLOWING POLICY All schools – Welsh Government Guidance Circular No: 036/2007 Page 32 & Appendix 6 – 11.11 - * *Please note this is an Intranet page and you must be logged onto the Vale Council network to access these policies Version 2013: 1.1 March 2014 October 2014 Sue Alderman HR - Principal Personnel Officer Tel: 01446 709870 FOOD AND FITNESS POLICY All schools Carole Catering Manager
All secondary schools must provide work-related education during key stage 3 and key stage 4. Section 101 of FREEDOM OF INFORMATION PUBLICATION SCHEME All schools Section 19 of – Welsh Government Guidance Circular No: 09/2004 - The ICO website now has a specific section for education dealing with the DPA and FOI. 2004 Tim Cousins – Information Manager Tel: 01446 709806 GOVERNORS’ ALLOWANCES (SCHEMES FOR PAYMENT) All schools (where a governing body agrees to pay expenses) Section 19 (3) of - - Governor Support Unit - Tel: 01446 709106/7/8 GOVERNORS’ ANNUAL REPORT TO PARENTS – to be reviewed annually All schools - Section 30 and - - Governor Support Unit - Tel: 01446 709106/7/8 INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT All schools Section 20 of Each school should have a record of their Instrument of Government (IoG) - Governor Support Unit - Tel: 01446 709106/7/8 MINUTES OF AND PAPERS CONSIDERED AT MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND ITS COMMITTEES All schools The clerk to the school governing body should keep a - to the school governing body via
N.B. With the exception of references to business a governing body deems to be confidential. copy of all minutes and papers considered by the governing body and its committees. the Governor Support Unit - SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT / IMPROVEMENT PLAN – to be reviewed annually All schools – Welsh Government Guidance Document 155/2014 - - Please contact your School’s Challenge Adviser in the Central South Consortium Tel: 01443 827500 or Mike Glavin / Plummer - Tel: 01446 709447 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT All schools September 2014 Governor Support Unit - Tel: 01446 709106/7/8 REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS OF HEADTEACHER AND GOVERNORS – to be reviewed annually All schools These should be held by the school for auditing purposes. Page 14 - 2.14 - Version 2013: 1.1 Vale School REGISTER OF PUPILS All schools This information is held by the Local Authority and School and is subject to Data Protection. - Lisa Access & Policy Manager Tel: 01446 709899
SCHOOL PROSPECTUS – to be reviewed annually All schools and – Welsh Government Circular No: 14/2001 - - TARGET-SETTING FOR SCHOOLS – to be reviewed annually All schools and – Welsh Government Please contact your School’s Challenge Adviser in the Central South Consortium Tel: 01443 827500 or Mike Glavin / Meryl Plummer - Tel: 01446 709447 TRANSITION PLANS All maintained secondary schools and their feeder primary schools. - - Please contact Mike Glavin / Meryl Plummer - Tel: 709447 NON-STATUTORY RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTS LA or Consortium Model Policy / Guidance or Key Documents Version Vale Contact
SCHOOL SELF-EVALUATION REPORT All schools – Estyn webpage - - Please contact your School’s Challenge Adviser in the Central South Consortium Tel: 01443 827500 or Mike Glavin / Meryl Plummer - Tel: 01446 709447