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The Redway School takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people in its care. Meeting a pupil’s intimate care needs is one aspect of safeguarding.

At The Redway School pupils will be given the opportunity to join in an act of collective worship every week with a whole school gathering or departmental group. On other days there will be opportunities for reflection, celebration, thanksgiving or quiet

This is a draft model policy that has been written to reflect updated Department for Education Guidance issued January 2016. This policy will be need to personalised prior to approval at the next meeting of the Governing Board. This will be presented

The Redway School provides education and care for pupils between the ages of 2 and 19 years who have profound and complex needs, severe learning difficulties and autism. Many pupils also have significant medical needs, with possibly a diagnosis of epileps

Admission to The Redway School is arranged by the Local Authority after consultation has occurred between parents and carers, the school and other relevant professionals. The views, opinions and wishes of parents and carers are one of the most important f

The Equality Act 2010 replaced all existing equality legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act. The Department for Education (DFE) has published advice on The Equality Act for schools, stating that is a requirement for all schools to have

Everyone at The Redway School is concerned about the welfare and safety of all its pupils and creates an ethos in which pupils feel secure, valued, listened to and are taken seriously. Whilst bullying is not seen as a significant problem, it is recogn

This policy is drawn up in consideration of the Equality Act 2010 which protects individuals from discrimination and harassment based upon ‘protected characteristics’.

One of the aims of The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (which is referred to as FOIA in this document) is that public authorities, including all maintained schools should be clear and proactive about the information they will make public.

The Health and Safety Policy describes our organisation and arrangements for the management of Health and Safety within school. It should be read in conjunction with the Councils Health and Safety Policy Statement.

As a school, we believe it is important to promote a caring and supportive learning environment which encourages good behaviour and enables all members of the school community to feel secure and respected. A calm, orderly environment is essential for p

The Redway School is the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act.

This policy sets out The Redway School’s policy regarding social networking. New technologies are an integral part of our lives and are powerful tools which enhance teaching and learning opportunities in many ways.

Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on governing bodies of maintained schools to make arrangements for supporting pupils at their school with medical conditions; this is termed “statutory guidance”.

The purpose of this policy is to provide protection for the children and young people who receive a service from The Redway School and to provide staff and volunteers with guidance on procedures they should adopt in the event that they suspect a child or

The Redway School aims to foster a happy, secure and calm environment in which all staff feel valued and where all children can learn and develop as much as possible in becoming caring and responsible people. As a staff, it is important that we act as

This policy applies to all staff, including senior managers and governors, paid staff, volunteers and sessional workers, agency staff, students or anyone working on behalf of The Redway School.

Safeguarding is everybody’s business. The Redway School is committed to ensuring that all our children and young people are safe and feel safe; that children, parents/carers and staff are able to talk about any safeguarding concerns and feel assured that

The Redway School provides education for pupils between the ages of 2 years and 19 years who have profound and multiple learning difficulties, complex medical needs, severe learning difficulties and those with autistic spectrum conditions. Several of our

The aim of this policy is to provide general and specific protocols for the effective and legal use of all information and communications technology (ICT) equipment provided by The Redway School.

All organisations (including schools) where computers are in use are required to have a code of practice such as this. It is necessary to outline the principles underpinning appropriate computer use, make expectations clear and ensure users are fully awar

This policy document sets out arrangements for the management of lifting and moving children and young adults at The Redway School. The aim is to ensure all manual handling tasks are undertaken in a safe manner for both staff and children.

The Redway School is committed to promoting an environment of race equality, the equality of opportunity and good race relations between persons of different racial backgrounds.