Fosse Way Policies
To ensure full compliance, the required policies can be grouped into the following statutory categories: [1, 2]
1. Child Protection & Safeguarding
- Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy: Mandatory under the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance.
- Staff Behaviour Policy / Code of Conduct: Required to set clear boundaries and procedures for staff. [1, 2, 3]
2. Pupils & Curriculum
- SEN Information Report: Outlines how the school supports students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
- Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) / Health Education Policy: Details how the school delivers this mandatory curriculum.
- Behaviour Policy: Must include details of the school's rewards, sanctions, and anti-bullying measures.
- School Uniform Policy: Must be clearly published, ensuring it is accessible and affordable for parents. [1, 2, 3, 4]
3. School Operations & Finance
- Complaints Procedure: Must outline exactly how parents and carers can raise concerns.
- Charging and Remissions Policy: Details what the school can and cannot charge parents for (e.g., trips, materials, activities).
- Provider Access Policy (Secondary schools only): Details how the school gives technical education and apprenticeship providers access to Year 8-13 pupils. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
4. Equality & Accessibility
- Equality Information and Objectives: Must demonstrate how the school complies with the Public Sector Equality Duty, updated at least every four years. [1, 2]
5. Governance & Additional Academy Requirements
If you are an academy trust, you must also publish additional financial and governance information online: [1]
- Whistleblowing Procedure: Staff procedures for raising concerns about malpractice. [1]
- Governance Documentation: Trust articles of association, memorandum of association, funding agreements, and the names of trustees/members. [1, 2]
- Financial Statements: Your audited annual report and accounts, and details of any employees with a gross annual salary exceeding \(\pounds100,000\) (in increments of \(\pounds10,000\)). [1]
Excecutive Pay
We have 1 member of staff whose salary and related benefits exceed £100,000 per annum