§ Dr. PughTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many policy documents a secondary school is required(a) by law and (b) by her Department to have. [75293]
§ Mr. MilibandAll secondary schools are legally required to publish an Annual Report to Parents and a Prospectus, which if they choose can be combined as a single document. They are also legally obliged to publish an Action Plan following an OfSTED inspection.
There are 19 areas in which all secondary schools are legally required to have policies and an additional four areas that only apply to secondary schools of varying type and form of governance. 20 of these are statutory requirements and three are required by Departmental guidance and circulars. Schools are not necessarily expected to produce these as separate documents for each area of policy.