School Policies
The DfE publish Statutory Policies for Schools and Academy Trusts with details of the policies and documents that must be in place. It is the responsibility of our Trust to ensure that these are in place. We take the following approach:
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Trust Policies – these are policies which the Trustee Directors approve and all schools within the Trust must follow these. Sometimes a highlight may be applied where localisation of names or contact details etc may still be required. There is no formal adoption by the school as the policy has been set by the Trust Board and may have involved consultation with third parties, such as the employment unions or follow a model personalised to the Trust context e.g., from the Local Safeguarding Children's Partnership. The Good Shepherd Trust policies that apply to all employees and schools are available here.
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Trust Policies requiring personalisation – These policies are where the Trust sets the direction, but the policy requires a degree of personalisation around individual practice and procedures within the individual schools. The Trust will advise the schools that the policy has been reviewed and request the personalisation is undertaken by the school leadership. These policies are:
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2025
Health and Safety Policy (RAAC)
Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions
Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism
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School Policies – these are policies which are based on individual school's practice. These will be written by school leadership. Some statutory policies must be approved by the local committee. They are Behaviour, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Relationships, Health and Sex Education and Accessibility Statement. The local committee will also be responsible for monitoring the impact of these policies. Schools decide how to publish these policies (SharePoint, website, etc.). The following are available here and for a full list of school policies, please contact the school office on info@sbinfant.uk or 01306 711 181.
Accessibility Statement and Action Plan 2025-2028
Charging and Remissions Policy
Scott-Broadwood Admissions Policy 2025-26
Scott-Broadwood Admissions Policy 2026-27
Supplementary Information Form
Scott-Broadwood Schools Financial Benchmarking Page
Complaints
Each school within the Trust has an ‘Academy Complaints Procedure’ which must be followed for complaints relating to the school. That local policy sets out the procedure to be followed and facilitated by the Head teacher and Local Committee for all complaints relating to our school.
The Good Shepherd Trust Complaints Policy and Procedure
Public Sector Equality Duty
The Good Shepherd Public Sector Equality Duty: Objectives Statement
The schools Public Sector Equality Duty Annual Equality Objectives Action Plan and Compliance Statement 2025-2026 is available here:
Annual Equality Objectives Action Plan and Compliance Statement 2025 – 2026
The Trust publishes information on the gender pay gap, this is available here.
Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Anti-slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Data Protection, Freedom of Information & Privacy Policy
Please click here for the Trust's Data Protection Policy, Freedom of Information and Privacy Notices.
Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures)
A culture of openness and accountability is essential in order to prevent situations occurring or to address them if they do occur. Please click here for the Trust's policy on whistleblowing.