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List of statutory policies
and documents
This KeyDoc, a resource available from The Key for School
Leaders, summarises information from the Department for
Education (DfE) on all policies, procedures and other documents
that legislation, statutory guidance and other forms of national
guidance require schools to have. You will find more details on
each requirement on the GOV.UK website.
Link on our website
Statutory policies for schools, GOV.UK – DfE (Adobe pdf file)
Key to the tables below
For each requirement we have set out which schools it applies
to, using the following abbreviations:
MS: maintained schools
SFC: sixth-form colleges
Acad: academies
FE: further education with 16-19 provision
FS: free schools
PRU: pupil referral units
IS: non-state funded independent schools
NMSS: non-maintained special schools
Statutory policies required by education legislation
Policy/document
Types of school
Review frequency
Approval
Capability of staff
MS, PRU
Determined by the
governing body
Can be delegated by
the governing body to a
committee or individual
governor
Charging and remissions
MS, Acad, FS
Determined by the
governing body
Can be delegated by
the governing body to
a committee, individual
governor or headteacher
School behaviour
MS, Acad, FS, IS, PRU,
NMSS
Determined by the
headteacher
Headteacher
Sex education
MS, Acad, FS, PRU (not
maintained nurseries)
Live document
Can be delegated by
the governing body to a
committee, a governor
or the headteacher
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