South Gloucestershire Council

Local policies

Each policy listed below clearly states who the information is for at the beginning of the document. Academies and free schools have greater freedoms than maintained schools in relation to school policies and other documents. Where relevant, arrangements applying to these schools are noted in the policy document.

• Barring individuals from schools premises policy for maintained schools
• Elective Home Education Policy
• Personal Budgets Policy

Statutory policies for schools – guidance

The Department for Education has departmental advice on the policies and documents that governing bodies and proprietors of schools are required to have by law.

The following guidance document is non-statutory advice from the Department of Education. It has been produced to help recipients understand their statutory obligations and duties. It outlines the policies and other documents school governing bodies and proprietors of independent schools are legally required to hold.

Statutory policies for schools

Local guidance

Local guidance for professionals working with children and young people within a school, college or education setting environment can be found here:

• Safeguarding children and young people
• School Admissions
• School Exclusions
  • Pathways Learning Centre
• Access and Response Team (ART)
• Behaviour and attendance
• Children missing education
• Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Domestic Abuse
• Early Years – provider information
• Early education and childcare
• Elective home education (EHE)
• E-Safety
• Looked After Children
• Road safety education
• SAFeh Single Assessment Framework Early Help
• Schools Emergency Closure Guidance
• Schools Planned Closure Guidance
• Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
  • South Glos Way Inclusion Toolkit (coming soon)
  • Early Years SEN Handbook
  • SEND cluster pilot briefing note June 2019
• The Schools forum
• Support for schools – Integra
• Threshold matrix and guidance
• Care and support for children and families
• Education, Health and Care Plans
• Council organisational structure
• Public health and wellbeing information
  • Young people and mental health
  • One You 
  • NHS young people’s mental health information hub