Policies & Documents
School policies cover every aspect of school life. Below are some of our most important policies for your reference. If you want to know our policy on something that is not listed, please ask the school office. If you require paper copies of any of the items below, please contact the school office.
Policies under consultation
How to take part in a policy consultation
Policies presented under consultation are those where the school actively seeks stakeholders views and opinions in order to best formulate actions and principles applied across the school. This is best practice when new policies are created or significantly changed from those previously shared or ratified.
Consultation deadlines are provided.
Parents are free to share any comments in electronic or written form via the school office (office@ashgate.derby.sch.uk).
Child Protection and Safeguarding Pupils
Acceptable Conduct & Behaviour Management
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
Curriculum Delivery - Management and Support
School Charging and Remissions
Statement of British Values
Complaints (contact details provided in Complaints Form)
Miscellaneous
The Prevent Duty
From 1 July 2015 all schools, registered early years childcare providers and registered later years childcare providers are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”. This duty is known as the Prevent duty. It applies to a wide range of public-facing bodies.
In order for schools and childcare providers to fulfil the Prevent duty, it is essential that staff are able to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, and know what to do when they are identified. Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation should be seen as part of schools’ and childcare providers’ wider safeguarding duties, and is similar in nature to protecting children from other harms (e.g. drugs, gangs, neglect, sexual exploitation), whether these come from within their family or are the product of outside influences.
Schools and childcare providers can also build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental British values and enabling them to challenge extremist views. It is important to emphasise that the Prevent duty is not intended to stop pupils debating controversial issues. On the contrary, schools should provide a safe space in which children, young people and staff can understand the risks associated with terrorism and develop the knowledge and skills to be able to challenge extremist arguments. For early years childcare providers, the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage sets standards for learning, development and care for children from 0-5, thereby assisting their personal, social and emotional development and understanding of the world.
At Ashgate Primary School, it is the duty of staff to inform the Headteacher if they are made aware of or themselves make a judgement that a child in their care may be subject to or be vulnerable of radicalisation. Information may be shared with appropriate outside agencies, including social services, the Police and Counter Terrorist agencies.
If you suspect that a child is vulnerable, you should contact the Police or inform the school who may be able to act on your behalf.