Staff Handbook 2018 - 2019 FINAL

Policies and procedures
The school policies and procedures can be found on the King Edward VI School Website. Please refer to these on a
regular basis and do not rely on paper copies, as these can quickly become out of date. Any queries should be directed
to Emily Cochran, the Head’s PA.
‘Prevent’
The purpose of the government’s ’Prevent’ strategy has three objectives, one of which is to prevent students and staff
from being drawn into extremism and ensure they are given appropriate advice and support. You must attend our
school safeguarding and prevent training and it is a requirement that you keep up to date with changes in legislation as
it occurs. If you are not sure if you need training, please speak to Sarah Trueman or Peter Wright.
Pupil Premium (disadvantaged students and students in receipt of the Bursary)
Every student eligible for Pupil Premium support is individually monitored, and detailed records are kept of all
interventions and support, academic progress, attendance, participation and well‐being. You can find details of the
students in Go4Schools or SIMs. It is expected that these students are identified in some way on your seating plans for
lessons, Go4Schools can help you with this. The school follows a SMARTER strategy with our Pupil Premium students.
All teaching staff will receive a copy of the SMARTER strategy at the beginning of each school year.
Rare Cover/First Day Cover
Although every effort is made to avoid using teaching staff for cover, in rare cases of emergency you may be asked to
cover a colleague’s lesson. Wherever possible, and to minimise the inconvenience, we will endeavour to only use you
where it is identified on your timetable and it is unlikely to happen more than once in any half‐term or four times a
year.
Registration and reporting student absences/late arrivals
Accurate recording of attendance is a high priority in our school. It is also a legal requirement that a register of
students is taken accurately. The register should be taken at the beginning of each session within 15 minutes of the
lesson starting. Students arriving late to your lesson should arrive either with a late slip (recorded on SIMs) or a note in
the planner (not recorded on SIMs). It is your responsibility to ensure that the absence mark is changed to present on
your register as soon as possible. We use TruancyCall in the morning for all students who are unaccounted for once
the registers have been completed.
Reprographics
Chris Last, Reprographics Technician, oversees reprographics and audio/visual resources: Room A17. A wide range of
services and facilities is available – from photocopying and laminating to borrowing laptops, cameras and digital
projectors.
Resources
Resources to support class topics are available throughout the school, and most are available from the Library. Please
speak to the relevant Key Stage Leader for specific resources or for your own subject area speak to the Librarian,
Bridget McMillan or Assistant, Amy Southerill.
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