Policies
"The Forest of Dean Trust is an equal opportunity organisation and encourages all staff and students to be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences."
There are a number of important trust-wide policies that you should be aware of. We seek to monitor and update these regularly so the latest copies will be made available here as they are approved.
Please use the links below to view our policies.
Statutory Policies
Attendance - Please see HR Employment Manual - page 52 (includes sickness, staff leave and flexible working policy)
Capability Procedure - Please see HR Employment Manual - page 96
Charging and Remissions Policy
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Code of Conduct (for staff) - Please see HR Employment Manual - page 18
Complaints Procedure - Members of the Public
Complaints Procedure - Parents
Data Protection Policy (including FOI, Biometric, CCTV & GDPR Compliance) - Please also see HR Employment Manual - page 112
Equal Opportunities - Please also see HR Employment Manual - page 7
Information and Records Retention Policy
Staff Behaviour and Grievance - Please see pages 18 - 42 for Staff Code of Conduct, pages 93 - 95 for Performance Management and pages 106 - 107 for the Grievance Procedures
Subject Policies
Other Policies
Acceptable Use for Pupils Policy
Acceptable Use for Staff Policy
Behaviour and Wellbeing Policy
First Aid and Medicines Policy
FODT Risk Management Procedure
Induction for Newly Appointed, Promoted Teachers and ECTs
Social Media Policy - Please see HR Employment Manual - page 124
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development Policy