Policies
Below are just a few of our school policies and associated papers.
As part of the STAR Multi-Academy Trust there are also various policies held at Trust level – click HERE for more information
These are reviewed, amended and added to periodically, so keep popping back. In a large, busy school there are a great many policies and working practises - if you can't find what you are after here - please ask!
If you would like to discuss any of the policies on this page, please contact Mr Yapp, via the school office.
A Summary of STARMAT Policies
Riverside School has adopted the following STARMAT policies which can be viewed on the STARMAT website.
Click here to access these policies
Access to Education for Children of School Age and Young People with Medical Needs
Accessibilty Riverside Appendix A here
Admissions Information
Agile Working
Anti-Fraud and Bribery
Attendance Management Procedure
Business Continuity Plan
Capability Procedures
Charging and Remission
Child Protection and Safeguarding
(Child Protection and Safeguarding Riverside training addendum here)
Competitive Tendering
Complaints- including Managing Serial and Unreasonable Conplaints
Conduct of Parents and Carers
Confidentiality
Data Protection suite includes:
Archive
Biometrics
Information
Information Security
Information Security Incident Reporting
Records management
Special Catergory Data
Surveillance
Designated Teacher for Looked After Children
(Riverside Appendix A here)
Discosure and Barring ( DBS)
Developing Performance and Procedure
Disciplinary Policy and Procedure
Early and Flexible Retirement
Early Careers Teachers
Educational Visits
Riverside here
Employee Expenses including Employee expenses claim form
Equalities
Family Friendly
Finance Manual
Fixed Asset, Capitalisation and Depreciation
Flexible Working
Gifts and Hospitality
Health and Safety- including PEEP and Security
Holidays in Term Time- Holidays in term time information for Parents and Carers
Investment
Leave
Lettings Policy
LGPS Employer Discretion
Local Governing Bodies Procedures
Lone Worker
Managing Allegations against staff
Pupils/Students and Parents Privacy Notice
Covid-19 Privacy notice
Parental Leave
Pay Policy
Probation Procedure
Procurement
Recruitment and Selection
Remote Learning for Covid-19
Reorganisation, Redundancy and Redeployment
Risk Management
Social Media
Special Educational Needs and Disability
Staff Code of Conduct
Stakeholder Behaviour
Support Staff Appraisal
Surplus/Deficit
Teacher Appraisal
Trustee, Member and Governor Expenses
Trustee/Governor Code of Conduct
Whistleblowing
Privacy Notices:
Admissions
CCTV
Complaints
Employee
Pupils and Parents
Recruitment
Volunteers (including Governors, Members and Trustees)
The Policies below are Riverside School Policies
Acceptable Use
Our acceptable use policy was most recently updated in July 2019 and can be viewed here.
Accessibility Statement
Click below to read our Website Accessibility Statement
Anti-Bullying
Our anti-bullying policy was most recently updated in July 2019 and can be viewed here.
Assessment Policy
Our assessment Policy was last updated in November 21 and can be read below -
Attendance (pupils)
Our attendance policy was most recently updated in Autumn 2021 and can be viewed here.
Behaviour
Our behaviour policy was most recently updated in July 2019 and can be viewed here.
Collection
Our collection policy was most recently updated in March 2019 and can be viewed here.
Drugs Education
Our drugs education policy was most recently reviewed in November 2021 and can be viewed here.
E-Safety
Our e-safety policy was most recently reviewd in November 2021 and can be viewed here.
Equalities Policy and Accessibility Plan 2021-22
Please find below our Equalities Policy and Accessibility Plan:
Click here to read Riverside's planning in line with the STARMAT EqualitiesPolicy2021
Exclusions Policy
Our exclusions policy was last reviewed in December 2019 and is attached below:
First Aid Policy and Anaphylaxis Guidance
Please see below for our current First Aid guidance:
First Day Contact Arrangements
Riverside School has in place a 'first day contact' policy for child absence.
Gifted and Talented Policy
This policy was most recently updated during April 2016:
Home Learning
Our home learning policy was most recently updated in July 21 and can be viewed here. This policy also links to Remote Learning (Covid-19) STARMAT policy
Intimate Care
Our Intimate Care Policy was most recently updated in July 21 and can be viewed here.
Lost Child
Our lost child policy was most recently updated in Jan 2019 and can be viewed here.
Marking information for parents
Information for parents on how we mark pupils work and the use of the 'purple polishing pen' can be found here:
Medical Policy
Our Medical Policy was updated and approved during July 2021
No Smoking Policy
Riverside School is a no-smoking site. This includes a ban on use of e-cigarettes on our site.
Pupil Premium
Our pupil premium policy was most recently updated in 2020 and can be viewed here.
Pupil Progress
We regularly review how we track and report on Pupil Progress.
Relationships, Health and Sex Education
Our SRE Policy was approved by the Local Governing Body in June 2021
The complete policy can be read here: Riverside Relationships and Sex Education Policy
Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding Statement
We are committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all children in school.
SMSC Provision
The following is a provision statement to summarise our values with regard SMSC