SCHOOL POLICY MANUAL-2024-2025

CONTENTS

SECTION 1 ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................................... 4 ADMISSION POLICY ........................................................................................................................................... 4 ADMISSIONS POLICY SIXTH FORM:.............................................................................................................. 7 ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY POLICY ...................................................................................................... 12 INCLUSION POLICY .......................................................................................................................................... 16 GIFTED AND TALENTED POLICY....................................................................................................................... 21 SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS POLICY................................................................................................. 26 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................ 32 TRANSPORTATION POLICY .............................................................................................................................. 34 SECTION 2 - SAFE GUARDING POLICIES............................................................................................................... 38 SAFEGUARDING POLICY .................................................................................................................................. 38 WHISTLE BLOWING POLICY............................................................................................................................. 47 CHILD PROTECTION POLICY............................................................................................................................. 50 ANTI-BULLYING POLICY ................................................................................................................................... 55 WELL BEING POLICY: ....................................................................................................................................... 58 COUNSELLING POLICY ..................................................................................................................................... 62 BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING POLICY (BfL) ....................................................................................................... 64 HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY .......................................................................................................................... 71 BREAK TIME POLICY ........................................................................................................................................ 73 FIRST AID POLICY ............................................................................................................................................. 74 FIELD TRIP POLICY ........................................................................................................................................... 75 SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY..................................................................................................................................... 76 SUN SAFETY POLICY......................................................................................................................................... 77 HOUSE POINTS POLICY .................................................................................................................................... 81 SECTION 3 ACADEMIC POLICIES.................................................................................................................. 84 ASSESSMENT POLICY ....................................................................................................................................... 84 CURRICULUM POLICY ...................................................................................................................................... 89 EXAMINATION POLICY .................................................................................................................................... 94 HOMEWORK POLICY ....................................................................................................................................... 98 INTERVENTION MARKING – NEXT STEPS MARKING POLICY ......................................................................... 102 PROMOTION POLICY ..................................................................................................................................... 109 TEACHING AND LEARNING POLICY ............................................................................................................... 111 READING POLICY ........................................................................................................................................... 131 ACADEMIC INTERVENTION POLICY ............................................................................................................... 133 SECTION 4 STAFF POLICIES........................................................................................................................ 135 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHING STAFF............................................................................... 135 TOLERANCE DOCUMENT FOR EMPLOYEES IN EDUCATION SYSTEM TO DENOUNCE ...................................140 ADDENDUM ...................................................................................................................................................... 142 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN....................................................................................................................... 142

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