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Our Policies

All of our key policies can be accessed below. If you cannot find a policy that you are looking for, please kindly get in touch.

Admissions Policy

This policy sets out the criteria for student admission to the school, detailing the application process, eligibility, and the prioritisation of applicants. It ensures fairness and transparency in how pupils are selected for enrolment. Click here for the admissions policy.

Safeguarding Policy

The Safeguarding Policy defines the school's commitment to protecting children from harm. It outlines staff responsibilities in safeguarding, procedures for reporting concerns, and how the school creates a safe environment for all students. Click here for the safeguarding policy.

Complaints Policy

The Complaints Policy sets out how parents, students, and staff can raise concerns or complaints, ensuring that issues are addressed fairly and promptly. Click here for the anti-bullying policy.

Behaviour Policy

The Behaviour Policy outlines the expectations for student behaviour, including rules, rewards, and consequences. It promotes a positive school culture and a safe learning environment. Click here for the anti-bullying policy.

Anti-Bullying Policy

This policy outlines the measures in place to prevent bullying within the school. It defines bullying, provides reporting channels, and ensures a consistent response to incidents to create a safe and respectful environment for all students. Click here for the anti-bullying policy.

Date Protection Policy

The policy ensures the school complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by detailing how personal data is collected, processed, stored, and protected. It also outlines the rights of individuals regarding their data. Click here for the data protection policy.

Equality & Diversity Policy

This policy promotes inclusivity and diversity by ensuring all students and staff are treated equally, regardless of characteristics like race, gender, disability, or sexual orientation. It fosters an environment of respect and fairness. Click here for the equality and diversity policy.

SEND Policy

The policy provides guidelines for identifying and supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It outlines the school’s commitment to ensuring these students receive appropriate provisions and opportunities to succeed academically. Click here for the SEND policy.

Health & Safety Policy

This policy ensures a safe working and learning environment by identifying potential risks and implementing measures to minimise them. It includes procedures for handling emergencies and accidents. Click here for the health & safety policy.

Safer Recruitment & Selection Policy

This policy governs the recruitment process, ensuring that all staff hired are thoroughly vetted to prevent harm to students. It outlines the checks and procedures required for all recruitment to maintain high safeguarding standards. Click here for the safer recruitment policy.

PREVENT Policy

The Prevent Policy ensures that the school actively works to prevent students from being drawn into terrorism or extremist ideologies. It outlines training for staff and procedures for identifying and addressing risks. Click here for the prevent policy.

Fire Safety Policy

This policy provides clear guidelines for preventing fire hazards, responding to fires, and ensuring safe evacuation. It details fire drills, evacuation routes, and staff responsibilities in case of an emergency. Click here for the fire safety policy.

Disciplinary Policy

The Disciplinary Procedure outlines how breaches of staff conduct are addressed. It includes steps for investigation, disciplinary action, and how staff can appeal decisions made regarding misconduct. Click here for the disciplinary policy.

Whistleblowing Policy

This policy enables staff to raise concerns about malpractice or unethical behaviour within the school, ensuring that they can do so without fear of retaliation. Click here for the whistleblowing policy.

Fire Evacuation Policy

The Fire Evacuation Policy defines the actions to take in case of a fire emergency, ensuring a swift, safe evacuation. It includes designated escape routes and assembly points for staff and students. Click here for the fire evacuation policy.

Risk Assessment Policy

This policy sets out how the school assesses risks associated with various activities and environments. It includes guidelines for identifying hazards and implementing preventative measures to ensure the safety of students and staff. Click here for the risk assessment policy.

Intimate Care Policy

The Intimate Care Policy ensures that staff provide intimate care to students with dignity and respect. It outlines the process for providing care, ensuring it is safe, consensual, and appropriate. Click here for the intimate care policy.

Medical Policy

This policy ensures that the school supports students with medical needs by detailing procedures for administering medication, managing medical emergencies, and ensuring staff are trained to handle medical conditions. Click here for the medical policy.

Confidentiality Policy

The Confidentiality Policy ensures that sensitive information about students, staff, and families is kept private. It outlines how information is shared and the exceptions to confidentiality, such as safeguarding concerns. Click here for the confidentiality policy.

School Social Media Policy

This policy governs the use of social media by staff, students, and the school itself. It sets guidelines to protect the school’s reputation, ensuring that all social media interactions align with school values. Click here for the social media policy.

Missing Child Policy

This policy outlines the steps to take if a student goes missing during school hours. It ensures immediate actions are taken, such as alerting the authorities, to ensure the child’s safety. Click here for the missing child policy.

Curriculum Policy

The Curriculum Policy defines the content and structure of the school’s curriculum, ensuring it is broad, balanced, and inclusive. It aligns with educational standards and caters to the diverse needs of all students. Click here for the curriculum policy.

Assessment Policy

This policy outlines how students' progress is assessed through various methods, both formative and summative. It ensures consistency in assessments and how results are communicated to students and parents. Click here for the assessment policy.

PSHCE Policy

The PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health, and Citizenship Education) Policy ensures that students develop the knowledge, skills, and attributes needed for healthy relationships, personal development, and responsible citizenship. Click here for the PSHCE policy.

EYFS Policy

This policy focuses on the framework for teaching and learning for children in the early years, ensuring they develop the necessary skills through play, exploration, and structured activities. Click here for the EYFS policy.

Computing Policy

The Computing Policy outlines how technology is integrated into the curriculum, ensuring students develop digital literacy and computing skills while using technology safely and responsibly. Click here for the computing policy.

Maths Policy

The Maths Policy defines how the school teaches mathematics, focusing on building fluency, problem-solving, and reasoning skills. It also includes strategies for assessment and supporting all students in mastering mathematical concepts. Click here for the maths policy.

Reading Policy

This policy focuses on promoting reading skills throughout the school. It covers the use of phonics, comprehension strategies, and fostering a love of reading among students. Click here for the reading policy.

Writing Policy

The Writing Policy outlines how the school teaches writing, with a focus on grammar, punctuation, and creative expression. It also includes strategies for improving writing skills and assessment procedures. Click here for the writing policy.

Art Policy

This policy sets out the school’s approach to teaching art, ensuring that students are encouraged to explore creativity, learn technical skills, and appreciate various forms of artistic expression. Click here for the art policy.

DT Policy

The Design and Technology (DT) Policy outlines how students develop practical skills through design, making, and evaluating projects, fostering creativity and problem-solving abilities. Click here for the DT policy.

RSHE Policy

The Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) Policy focuses on teaching students about relationships, health, and wellbeing. It covers topics such as emotional health, sexual health, and personal safety. Click here for the RSHE policy.

SMSC Policy

The SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural) Policy promotes students' personal development across a range of areas, helping them develop respect, responsibility, and an understanding of different cultures and values. Click here for the RSHE policy.

Safeguarding Policy

The Safeguarding Policy defines the school's commitment to protecting children from harm. It outlines staff responsibilities in safeguarding, procedures for reporting concerns, and how the school creates a safe environment for all students. Click here for the safeguarding policy.

E-safety Policy

This policy focuses on keeping students safe online, ensuring they use technology responsibly and protecting them from cyberbullying, inappropriate content, and online dangers. Click here for the e-safety policy.

Young Carers Policy

This policy supports students who are young carers, ensuring they receive the help and understanding they need to balance their caregiving responsibilities with their education. Click here for the young carers policy.

Inclusion Policy

The Inclusion Policy ensures all students, regardless of their backgrounds or learning needs, have equal access to the curriculum and support, fostering an inclusive school environment. Click here for the inclusion policy.

Positive Handling Policy

This policy outlines how staff can use physical intervention safely when necessary to manage behaviour, ensuring that students' dignity and safety are always prioritised. Click here for the positive handling policy.

Safe Touch Policy

The Safe Touch Policy defines when and how physical contact is appropriate in a school setting, ensuring it is respectful and in line with safeguarding guidelines. Click here for the safe touch policy.

Uncollected Child(ren) Policy

This policy provides guidelines on how to handle situations where a child is not collected by a parent or guardian, ensuring the child’s safety and well-being while awaiting collection.Click here for the uncollected children policy.

Volunteer in School Policy

This policy defines the role and expectations of volunteers in the school, ensuring they follow safeguarding protocols and adhere to school rules while assisting staff and students. Click here for the volunteer in school policy.

Health & Safety Policy

This policy ensures a safe working and learning environment by identifying potential risks and implementing measures to minimise them. It includes procedures for handling emergencies and accidents. Click here for health and safety policy.

First Aid Policy

The First Aid Policy sets out how the school manages medical emergencies and provides first aid for students and staff. It ensures staff are trained and first aid kits are readily available. Click here for first aid policy.

Playground Policy

This policy outlines the expectations for safety and behaviour during playtime, including supervision and protocols for handling accidents or incidents on the playground. Click here for first aid policy.

Risk Assessment Policy

The Risk Assessment Policy ensures the school identifies, evaluates, and mitigates potential hazards in both the classroom and other areas of the school to maintain a safe environment for all. Click here for risk assessment policy.

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Assessment Policy

Date Palm Primary School's Assessment Policy aims to support school improvement and elevate students' achievement levels, following the 2015 'Commission on Assessment without Levels' guidance. The policy is a crucial tool in teaching and learning, providing guidelines for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation procedures while defining responsibilities and various assessment types. It ensures assessments track individual progression, align with learning objectives, and promote a growth mindset. The collaborative process involves reflection from teachers and students and provides constructive feedback, aiding effective planning and engaging parents in their child’s academic journey. The collected data assists in setting and evaluating targets at multiple levels within the school.

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Marking Policy

The Marking Policy ensures consistent assessment and constructive feedback for students. It aids in clarifying assessment criteria, recognizing achievements, and setting improvement goals, serving as an essential tool for effective learning and teaching.

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Attendance Policy

The Attendance Policy ensures consistent attendance and punctuality of students to support their academic and personal growth. Students must attend regularly, with parents reporting absences promptly. Staff monitor attendance, address issues, and communicate with parents as necessary. Absences are categorised as excused or unexcused, each with specific procedures and requirements. Persistent attendance issues may lead to interventions and external referrals. The policy fosters collaboration among students, parents, and staff to promote regular attendance and contribute to student success.

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Promoting British Value Policy

The Promoting British Values Policy at Date Palm Primary School mandates active promotion of British Values as outlined by the Secretary of State for Education. These values include democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance for different faiths, beliefs, and for those without faith. The school is dedicated to embedding these values through all its activities and curricula, aiming to instil a robust understanding and awareness of these values in its pupils while meeting Independent School Standards. The policy ensures that the school’s provision effectively endorses British values and facilitates the development of pupils’ awareness and understanding of these values. The teaching and curriculum at Date Palm Primary are designed and implemented to support these aims.

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Anti Bullying Policy

The Anti-Bullying Policy of Date Palm Primary School is integral to various other policies including those on safeguarding, SEND, inclusion, equality, health & safety, behaviour, attendance, complaints, and E-Safety. The school adopts the definition of bullying as behaviour, usually repeated over time, that intentionally hurts another individual or group either physically or emotionally, as per the DfES document 'Safe to Learn: Embedding anti-bullying work in schools'. The policy also aligns with the guidance provided in “No Place for Bullying: How Schools Create a Positive Culture and Prevent and Tackle Bullying” (June 2012) and “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

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CCTV Policy

Date Palm Primary School's CCTV Policy outlines the regulation of its fixed camera CCTV system, located at the main entrance, outdoor spaces, and common areas. This policy, reviewed annually, adheres to Data Protection Act guidelines. Owned by the School and maintained by the Landlord, the CCTV system aims to safeguard pupils, staff, and school assets, deter criminal activity, enhance personal safety, aid in offender identification, prosecution, and protect public and private property, contributing to effective school management.

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SMSC Policy

Date Palm Primary School's Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural (SMSC) Policy aims to foster respect for diverse beliefs, values, and cultures among students while promoting enjoyment and fascination with the world. The policy enhances spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development, encouraging students to be reflective, imaginative, creative, and culturally aware. Students are guided to distinguish right from wrong, understand consequences, engage with moral issues, and develop effective social skills. The school's ethos values everyone, promoting behavior marked by respect and responsibility, with an emphasis on inner discipline, independent decision-making, and personal accountability. The school's core values of determination, ambition, teamwork, equality, and character perfection are integral to the SMSC policy.

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Playground Policy

The Playground Policy at Date Palm Primary School ensures that playtime is a constructive experience acting as an extension of the classroom, providing a beneficial environment for physical and social development. The policy aims to make playtime enjoyable and relaxing for all students while promoting physical activity through the use of various equipment and fostering social skills such as cooperation, sharing, and caring. The school rules are enforced during playtime, with children encouraged to engage positively with both adults and peers across different year groups. The policy also emphasizes the importance of exercise, fresh air, natural light, and healthy eating (particularly fresh fruit) for maintaining good health, and it encourages children to independently organize and engage in a variety of playground games.

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EAL Policy

Date Palm Primary School’s English as an Additional Language (EAL) Policy outlines strategies for supporting students whose first language isn't English, adhering to Department for Education guidelines. The policy aims to ensure effective teaching and learning for EAL students, considering their unique needs and stages of English language development. Teachers plan to enhance EAL students’ English skills while providing necessary support in all subjects, with the ultimate goal of boosting their achievement, in compliance with the Race Relations Act 1976. The term 'EAL student' refers to any student whose first language isn’t English, including bilingual individuals and those still learning English.

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School Uniform Policy

Date Palm Primary School’s Uniform Policy mandates that all students must wear the school uniform during school hours and at school-organised events outside regular hours. The uniform is intended to foster pride, community, and a sense of belonging within the school, while also being practical, smart, and suitable for a learning environment. The policy ensures that students are not distracted by fashion trends and feel equal to their peers in appearance. Uniforms, which are considered good value for money by parents, should be marked with the student’s name for identification, and young students should wear clothes and shoes they can manage themselves for the sake of fostering social independence. The policy aligns with the guidance for school uniforms provided by governing bodies and local authorities.

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Staff Conduct Policy

The Staff Conduct Policy at Date Palm Primary School provides clear guidelines on the expected behaviour standards for all staff, governors, volunteers, temporary and supply staff, students on placement, and those on work experience. The code is not exhaustive but serves to promote professional judgment in the best interests of the school and its pupils. Non-compliance with the code may result in disciplinary action, including dismissal. All staff are expected to exhibit the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, adhering to the school’s ethos, values, policies, and procedures, both during and outside working hours. This includes maintaining a positive attitude, appearance, and efficient and safe working practices. Mutual respect and dignity should be upheld amongst staff, pupils, parents, and the wider school community, with staff acting responsibly and prioritising the safety and welfare of students at all times.

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Parent Code of Conduct Policy

The purpose of the Parent Code of Conduct policy is to provide a reminder to all parents, carers and visitors to our school about the expected conduct so that staff, parents and children are provided a safe and protective environment in which to work. This is so we can continue to flourish, progress, and achieve in an atmosphere of mutual understanding.

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School Premises Policy

The Use of School Premises Policy at Date Palm Primary School outlines conditions for external groups wishing to use the school premises. Applications must be submitted in writing to the Head Teacher, detailing the proposed event, participant number, and duration of hire. Applicants must provide evidence of appropriate insurance, including public liability unless alternative arrangements are agreed upon. The proposed activities must align with the school's educational aims and ethos, maintain professional standards, and demonstrate quality care and responsibility towards children involved. The hiring group or individual is responsible for supervising children attending extracurricular activities, communicating with participants regarding schedules, cancellations, and other relevant course information.

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Confidentiality Policy

Date Palm Primary School’s Confidentiality Policy prioritises student safety and provides staff with clear legal and professional guidance. The policy emphasises the careful sharing of information amongst staff and volunteers, whilst parents are advised to post images of their own children on social media cautiously, securing permission if images include others' children. The policy fosters trust within the school community, ensuring a safe environment for discussing personal issues, with an understanding that confidentiality has its limits. The school's approach to confidentiality is transparent and well-defined, requiring adherence from all community members to ensure informed discussions about personal matters occur within acknowledged confidentiality boundaries.

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