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School business management toolkit
Policy/document
Types of school
Review frequency
Approval
School information
published on school
website
MS, Acad, FS
Must be updated as soon
as possible after a change
and at least annually
Can be delegated by
the governing body to a
committee, a governor
or the headteacher
Register of business
interests of headteachers
and governors
MS*
Determined by the
governing body subject
to the LA scheme
Determined by the
governing body subject
to the LA scheme
Register of pupils’
admissions to school
MS, Acad, FS, IS, PRU,
NMSS
Live document
The proprietor, or can
be delegated by the
governing body to a
committee, a governor
or the headteacher
Register of pupils’
attendance
MS, Acad, FS, IS, PRU,
NMSS
Live document
Can be delegated by
the governing body to
the headteacher
Staff discipline,
conduct and grievance
(procedures for
addressing)**
MS, Acad, FS, IS, SFC,
PRU, NMSS
Determined by the
governing body in
maintained schools
Full governing body
in maintained schools.
Can be delegated by
the governing body to a
committee, a governor
or the headteacher in
academies
*Academies must also maintain a register of business interests, as set out in the Academies Financial Handbook (see below)
**Arrangements for internal whistle-blowing must be integrated into staff codes of conduct, as explained in the DfE’s inter-agency safeguarding guidance,
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Other policies required in academies
The Academies Financial Handbook, which sets out the
financial requirements for academy trusts, also requires
trusts to have:
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An approved set of accounting policies (see paragraph 2.2.14)
An investment policy (paragraph 2.2.9)
A competitive tendering policy (paragraph 3.1.3)
A policy and register on the acceptance of gifts, hospitality,
awards, prizes or benefits that might be seen to compromise the
trust's integrity (paragraph 3.5.1)
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