Privacy Notices for Parents and Carers

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data that we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing ‘privacy notices’ (sometimes called ‘fair processing notices’) to individuals where we are processing their personal data

 

Privacy Notices for Governors, Trustees and Volunteers

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data that we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing ‘privacy notices’ (sometimes called ‘fair processing notices’) to individuals where we are processing their personal data

 

Privacy Notice Data Retention

As data controllers, we are required by legislation to comply with the principles of data minimisation and storage limitation.

 

Data Protection Policy

 

 

16-19 Bursary Policy

Where appropriate the school is committed to ensuring that eligible students benefit from the 16-19 Vulnerable Bursary Grant awarded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (EFSA).

 

Attendance Procedures

Regular attendance at school is important in ensuring maximum progress in all areas. Having a consistent routine and regular access to quality education and therapies is vital to pupil achievement and wellbeing.

 

Behaviour Policy

We believe that the successful positive management of behaviour is dependent on the ethos of the school. These guidelines and information are intended to inform and support staff in the management pupils with behavioural difficulties and to encourage them to continually evaluate their own behaviour and attitudes.

 

Charging and Remissions Policy

Jack Tizard School recognises the valuable contribution that the wide range of additional activities, including trips and residential experiences, can make toward our pupils’ personal and social education.

 

Complaints Procedure

The school’s Governors and the Headteacher are committed to providing the best educational experience they can for all pupils attending this school. They recognise the value to all concerned of dealing fairly, speedily and effectively with any complaint against their decisions, actions or omissions, which a pupil or parent or other aggrieved person may have.

 

Curriculum Handbook

At Jack Tizard School, we believe that each pupil has the right to learn within an environment that is personalised,caring, supportive, stimulating, enjoyable, age respectful and challenging.

 

Curriculum Policy

All pupils are entitled to a safe, supportive and stimulating environment in which they are happy, healthy and enabled and encouraged to achieve as individuals. Jack Tizard School offers a positive, enjoyable, life-enhancing education and provides a range of opportunities for the development of each pupil.

 

Online Safeguarding and Acceptable Use of the Internet Policy

At Jack Tizard School we recognise the importance and value of accessing the internet and how this enhances the education we provide.

 

Freedom of Information Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme on information available under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. One of the aims of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is that public authorities, including all maintained schools, should be clear and proactive about the information they will make public.

 

Health and Safety Policy

Jack Tizard School believes that the prevention of incidents, accidents, injury or loss is essential to safeguard our students and the efficiency of the school.

 

Lettings Policy

Jack Tizard School encourages links with the local community and welcomes its premises being used by groups after the school day or at other times, as far as is reasonably practicable. Consequently, priority will be given to the local community and voluntary groups over commercial users, and users directly associated with the school.

 

Model Publication Scheme

Information available from Jack Tizard School under the model publication scheme set out by the ICO (Information Commissioners Office)

 

Moving and Handling Policy

Jack Tizard School recognizes its responsibility both to provide curriculum access for children with disabilities and to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees as far as is reasonably practicable

 

Primary Sports Funding

The PE and Sports premium was set up by the government to help primary schools improve the quality of the PE and sports activities they offer their pupils. Physical Development is an integral part of the day at Jack Tizard. All pupils have personalised targets linked to developing physical skills, which can include P.E. or sport activities, physiotherapy, or sensory circuits. A Multi-professional team work together to ensure that pupils’ physical abilities are developed to their fullest potential.

 

Pupil Premium Strategy

The Pupil Premium is allocated to children from low-income families who are currently known to be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) in both mainstream and non-mainstream settings, and children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months.

 

Pupil Premium Evaluation

At Jack Tizard School pupil premium is focussed on raising attainment and narrowing the gap through enabling increased access to creative learning opportunities and more focussed/targeted support.

 

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

This policy applies to all those who work with the pupils at Jack Tizard School, whether as an employee, volunteer or student.Essentially, all children and young people have the right to grow up in a safe and caring environment, which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse. They have the right to expect adults in positions of responsibility to do everything possible to foster these rights. Child protection issues will be considered in all areas of school planning and practice.

 

Safer Recruitment Policy

This policy is intended to provide a framework for the efficient and effective recruitment of all categories of staff at Jack Tizard School.

 

School Learning Improvement Plan

Jack Tizard’s Learning Improvement Plan is created by the whole school community. It encompasses information from a variety of stakeholders and activities, including parent quality assurance feedback forms and a whole staff evaluation exercise.

 

School Self Evaluation

Schools are required to evaluate their effectiveness in order to identify areas for development. This is a document that shows what the key strengths of the school are, with supporting evidence, and what we are working on next.

 

SEND Policy Report

Jack Tizard is a maintained special school in Hammersmith and Fulham for children with complex physical, health and learning difficulties. We believe that all pupils are entitled to a safe, supportive and stimulating environment in which they are happy, healthy and enabled, and are encouraged to achieve as individuals. Jack Tizard School offers a positive, enjoyable, life-enhancing education, and provides a range of opportunities for the development of each pupil.

 

Sex and Relationships Education Policy

This policy has been developed in consultation with staff, pupils and parents.

 

Single Equality & Accessibility Policy

Jack Tizard School is committed to meeting its public sector duties. This applies to service delivery and employment as well as policy development and implementation.

 

Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs Policy

Section 100 of the Children & Families Act places a duty on Schools to make arrangements for supporting children with medical conditions and, in doing so, must have regard for the statutory guidance ‘Supporting Children at School with Medical Conditions’ (DfE, 2014).

 

Touch Policy

These guidelines outline the principles and procedures for physical touch between staff members and pupils at Jack Tizard School. They should be read alongside the following school policies for:

      Positive Handling and Physical Intervention, Moving and Handling, Safeguarding Children, Personal Care, Keeping Children Safe in Education

All staff, visitors and volunteers at school are expected to follow these guidelines.

 

Applying for Voluntary Work or a Student Placement Policy

The aims of the Volunteer policy are to:

    Encourage the wider community to engage with the school, thereby enhancing the curriculum, raising achievement and promoting community cohesionEnsure that volunteers support the school’s vision and values, and adhere to our policiesProvide staff, volunteers and parents with clear expectations and guidelines

Set a clear, fair process for recruiting and managing volunteers/student placements

 

Whistleblowing Policy

The law provides protection for staff that raise legitimate concerns about specified matters. These are called "qualifying disclosures". A qualifying disclosure is one made in the public interest by a worker who has a reasonable belief that:

 

Our Financial Benchmarking

Our Financial Benchmarking