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Our policies and why we have them

We put into practice national and borough policies and guidelines alongside our own. This helps us maintain and spread good practice.

The policies that all schools must share and the ones we think you will find useful are available on this page.

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School operations
All about the children
Data: what we do with it and how you can see it
Communication: what we do and how you can join in

School operations

Link to policy	what the policy does
Admissions and Transitions Policy	how we administer who comes to our schools and how we support their transition to primary school
Attendance Policy	how we encourage children to come to school every day
Charging and Remissions Policy	what we charge for and how much we charge
Governors Allowances	Governors’ allowances that can be incurred or claimed

All about the children

Link to policy	What the policy does
Teaching and Learning Policy	our educational approach, including how we deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage
Getting Along Together	our behaviour policy; read the summary statement on the Getting Along Together page of this website
Different But Equal	our SEND and inclusion policy; our approach to special educational needs and disabilities, equality and inclusion. Read how we are progressing with our Equalities Objectives on the Equality and Diversity page. Read how we contribute to the Local Offer for Church Hill on this page and for Low Hall on this page.
Accessibility Plan	what we are doing to improve the accessibility of our schools. We had Accessibility Audits done by a third party and are working through the actions. You can read our progress in this plan.
Safeguarding Policy	how we handle child protection concerns of all kinds
Online safety Policy	what we do to keep children safe in the digital world
Social Media Policy	how we handle Social Media
Intimate Care Policy and Procedure	how we deal with nappy changing and other physically personal matters
Food Policy	how we approach food in our schools

Data: what we do with it and how you can see it

Link to policy	what the policy does
Data Protection Policy	how we keep personal information safe what we do if there is a data breach (some data becomes public) what we do if one of our employees does something wrong with data Subject Access Requests (SARs): how families can see what data we hold about them or their child Freedom of Information (FoI) requests: how members of the public can access information we hold
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme	This commits FANS to being open with the data we hold. It lists the types of data you can see, and the types of data we must keep private. Read it on the Information Commissioner's website.
Freedom of Information Guide to the Information Available	This is a list of the information that FANS holds that you can see. It also explains how you can see it. (see also the Data Protection Policy)
Privacy Notice	how we handle and protect parents' and children's data
CCTV Policy	how we use CCTV safely
e-safety, photos, data and online behaviour	guidance for families on what we do and what they can do to be safe in the digital world
Data Retention Schedule	how we manage the storage of data, the documents we keep and how long we keep them for

Communication: what we do and how you can join in

Link to policy	what the policy does
Communications Policy	how we seek to communicate in all media
Complaints Policy and Procedure	has all the detail and forms you might need to make your voice heard if other avenues have failed. You can read the short version on the Tell us what you think page of this website.

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