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2.4 LGB Planning Meetings – 2020/2021 (G, P, S) Volunteer Policy (NEW)

As in 2019/20, the LGB paper templates and agenda will The Policy aims to encourage the assistance of volunteers
be sent out to schools well in advance of the first meeting. and ensure that their time is spent productively while
Please remember that all papers need to be shared with meeting our duties of care around safeguarding and the
your LGB at least seven days before the meeting to ensure welfare of pupils. Volunteers will be required to make
that we meet the requirements set out in our governing themselves familiar with local school procedures, as well
documents. As always, what is on the agenda is the as policies and legislation relating to Safeguarding and
ultimate responsibility of the school, but a version will be Data Protection. While existing processes are in place,
sent to assist you. Please remember: the Volunteer policy formalises them and strengthens our
response around non-staff completing regulated activity
• Papers must be sent to greg.rogers@fetrust.org.uk (unsupervised care of children). The policy also contains a
prior to circulation for checking and proofreading. detailed appendix which sets out the volunteer application
form that is to be used by all FET schools.
• The agenda must be shared with the Chair of the LGB
before circulation. FET External Speakers, Visitors
and Charities Policy (NEW)
Details of your clerk will be sent through in sufficient time
before the meeting. The Policy aims to ensure that pupils and staff are not
exposed to inappropriate messages, and that funds are
If you have any queries or concerns about your LGB, only raised for appropriate charities, during their time
please contact Greg Rogers. at an establishment. An ‘External Visitor or Speaker’ is
defined as any individual or organisation who is not a
Office Contact: Greg Rogers pupil or staff member of the establishment or Trust. It
Telephone: 0330 383 2000 includes individuals who will speak or come into access
Email: greg.rogers@fetrust.org.uk with learners directly or indirectly – not event attendees,
parents/carers or visitors to school who will not come
2.5 Policies - New and Reviewed (R, P, S) into access with learners. The Policy also sets out the
requirements for ‘appropriate’ visitors with a list of 6
There are three new policies and one reviewed policy that criteria that need to be met. This ensures adherence with
went to the Trustees in July 2020. These policies have FET values.
been shared with Business Managers and can be found
on The School Bus. All of these policies are required to be FET Faith Education Policy (NEW)
adhered to and are live.
The Policy is only applicable to faith schools and aims
FET Privacy Notices (REVIEW - NO CHANGES) to provide clarity on the definition of FE, explain how
it is fully inclusive and how it might be recognised and
Under the current Data Protection legislation (Data establish an agreed framework that will determine the
Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR), there are specific acceptability of actions and decisions taken by pupils,
requirements set out for privacy notices. These privacy parents, staff and leaders at the school. The policy also
notices set out to individuals how their data will be used. aims to enable teachers and staff to identity and develop
The FET DPO and Trustees have reviewed our pupil privacy strategies for enhancing the FE provision of the school
notices and believe that they are still fit for purpose. The in the form of the ‘4Cs’ while defining the nature of the
current versions were reviewed by Hill Dickinson and the religious education curriculum that is to be developed
law has not been significantly amended since. and delivered by the school.
Iqra Academy have yet to move their privacy notice into the Office Contact: Greg Rogers
FET format, this is because they are a primary school with Telephone: 0330 383 2000
slightly different requirements (the law has differing rules Email: greg.rogers@fetrust.org.uk
for those over 13 years of age). The current Iqra pupil
privacy notice can be found at www.iqraprimary.co.uk/
privacy-notice

RAG Rating: (R) Requirement (A) Recommendation (G) Note
Designation: (P) Primary schools (S) Secondary schools

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