This page has been amended so that the statutory and contractual documents and other relevant documents listed below can be requested by the following categories of schools; Community schools, Community special schools, Voluntary controlled schools and Maintained nurseries.
We guarantee that these documents are up-to-date, comply with current employment legislation and Department for Education guidance. Please ensure you use these versions and replace any older versions you may be using or have saved locally.
Listed below are the policies, procedures, guidance notes and other documents.
Each document listed has a version number and details of its validity period (from/to date). This will help you to easily identify whether the document you are looking at is still relevant and up-to-date.
To access the document simply email [email protected] and place the document title(s) in the subject line. The document will then be emailed to you, normally by return email but always within a ‘one working day’ response time. Schools requiring immediate access to a document should telephone the Employee Relations Team on 01752 304444 (Option 5) and ask for a document(s) to be forwarded immediately.
| Title | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Absence guide conducting a return to work interview (guidance) | Version 2 | September 2013 |
| Adoption Leave and Pay (Support Staff) | Version 10.1 | February 2025 |
| Adoption (Teachers) | Version 6 | April 2024 |
| Appraisal - Teachers (policy) | Version 11 | 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 |
| Attendance Teachers (policy) | Version 3 | July 2015 |
| Capability for teaching staff (policy) | Version 11 | 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 |
| Capability for support staff - Attendance (policy) | Version 1 | July 2015 |
| Disciplinary Policy and Procedure | Version 1 | November 2021 |
| Early Retirement Discretionary Pension Arrangements (policy) | Version 14 | June 2023 |
| Equality and Diversity (Policy) | Version 2 | April 2012 |
| Flexible Working | Version 3 | April 2024 |
| Foster Carer Leave Arrangements (Policy) | Version 1 | Mar 2020 |
| Guidance – Grievance Report template | Version 2 | May 2023 |
| Guide Flexible Retirement Schools | Version 1 | April 2024 |
| Guide Notetaking at Formal Meetings (Schools) | Version 3 | June 2024 |
| Grievance Resolution Policy | Version 1.1 | November 2024 |
| Individual Performance Management for support staff (guidance) | Version 1 | 1 July 2015 |
| Leave and Leave of Absence (Policy) | Version 2 | March 2012 |
| Managing Attendance for support staff (guidance) | Version 1 | 1 July 2015 |
| Managing Performance Policy and Procedure Support Staff | Version 1 | Aug 2021 |
| Maternity - Teachers (Policy) | Version 7 | April 2024 |
| Maternity Leave and Pay - Support Staff (Policy) | Version 10 | January 2025 |
| Neonatal Leave and Pay Policy (Schools) | Version 1 | April 2025 |
| Parental Leave Policy | Version 3 | November 2016 |
| Pay- school support staff (policy) | Version 9 | December 2024 |
| Pay - teachers (policy) | Version 17 | 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 |
| Paternity Leave and Pay Policy | Version 4 | January 2025 |
| Plymouth Book – Support Staff | Version 6 | January 2024 |
| Redundancy procedure selection criteria | Version 5 | April 2024 |
| Reservist policy and guidance | Version 1 | April 2023 |
| Shared Parental Leave Guidance | Version 3 | April 2024 |
| Teachers' discretionary pension arrangements (policy) | Version 6 | June 2023 |