Agenda Item 13 - 10s of Policies, 100s of Pages | #TheGovernorsPodcast

For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;

• Writing, Updating and Approving Policies - Which Ones Are Statutory? (See Department for Education website) What Is The Cycle or Schedule for Review and Ratification? Who Has Designated Responsibility / Oversight?
• Challenge, Congratulate and Influence Change From The Top-Down: How To Approach and Discuss Policies In Meetings
• How Inclusive Are Your Policies? Example of a 25 Year Old Uniform Policy Finally Brought Into The 21st Century, With Equality, Diversity and Inclusion At The Centre (The Student Voice Was Heard)
• The Purpose, Power and Best Practice of Policies - Do You Read Them? Understand Them? Or Are You Passive With Them?
• The Use Of Policies In Panels, such as the Behaviour Policy for Exclusions

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