Below are two sets of policies, Statutory and Non-Statutory.
Thornton have joined the Symphony Learning Trust, so many of the statutory and some of the non-statutory policies are Trust-wide Policies and will be updated over time.
Symphony Learning Trust Policies (which are followed at Thornton) can be accessed below and by clicking here.
https://www.symphonylearningtrust.co.uk/our-policies
Policies to be found on the SLT Website are:
Statutory Policies in bold
- Accounting Policy
- Admissions Appeals
- Allegations against staff
- British Values
- Business Continuity (and Critical Incidents)
- Capability
- Charging and Remissions (although a Thornton Specific Charging and Remissions Policy can be found below)
- Children in Care
- Code of Conduct for Employees
- Code of Conduct for Trustees and Local Governors
- Complaints Policy
- Confidentiality
- Continence and Intimate Care
- Disciplinary Policy
- E-Safety
- Educational Visits (although Thornton has it's own policy for this as we use the online 'Evolve' software)
- Employee Complaints (Grievance)
- Equal Opportunities
- Exclusions
- Expenses (Governors and Trustees)
- Finance
- Freedom of Information
- GDPR
- Governor and Trustees Expenses
- IT Acceptable Use Policy (pupils)
- IT Acceptable Use Policy (staff and volunteers)
- IT Acceptable Use Policy (trustees and governors)
- Pay Policy (Teachers)
- Pay Policy (Support Staff)
- Performance Management Policy
- Records management and Retention
- Risk Management
- Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions
- Whistleblowing Policy
COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
- Parents have a right to have their concerns heard by the class teacher. The Complaints Policy clearly outlines the procedures which teachers must undertake in order to deal with parental concerns.
- Complaints will be dealt with in the first instance by class teachers. Support staff should not directly tackle complaints or concerns but will direct the parents to the class teacher.
- We try to ensure that concerns are dealt with by class teachers. If a concern becomes more serious and/or does not reach a satisfactory conclusion, the Head teacher may become involved. The policy (and the recording forms) give the guidance for staff about this process:
The school follows the Symphony Learning Trust (SLT) Complaints Policy which can be found here.
A copy of the complaints procedure is also available at the School Office on request.
Click below for other Statutory Policies: