Policies & Procedures

Please find on this page attached a number of the policies which have been agreed by Governors. There are other policies available at the school which are not published here. If you are looking for a policy on a specific issue, please contact the School Office for further information.  

  • See attached for Safeguarding Policy

  • See attached for Whistleblowing Policy.

  • See attached for Complaints Policy

  • Joining Belmont Park is a different process from moving into mainstream school and involves parents/carers talking to us and the local authority in which you live. Our priority is for Waltham Forest children, but we take students from a wide variety of other boroughs and we support them in exactly the same was as our local students. See our Admissions Policy for further information.

  • See attached for Assessment Procedures

  • Belmont Park is a special school for students with extremely challenging behaviour. We aim to increase academic attainment and improve behaviour.

    Students feel welcome, happy and safe. The building is clean and well maintained. and the school is a calm learning environment. Good behaviour is promoted through a programme of positive rewards.

    We praise the behaviour that we want to encourage. Students always receive more praise for doing the right thing than criticism for doing the wrong thing. Praise is an important part of the school’s work and all achievement must be praised no matter how small. See attached for our Behaviour Policy

  • Our retention schedule describes the time periods for which records should be retained by the School in order to comply with operational and legal requirements, including data protection legislation. See attached our Record Retention Schedule.

  • See attached for Surveillance & CCTV Policy

  • In accordance with the Educational Act 1996 sections 449-462, no charges are made to any registered pupil for any books, materials, equipment or apparatus during school hours. We apply the charging policy in line with section 457 of the Education Act. This allows charges to be made for residential school trips and artefacts made in school and taken home.

  • Belmont Park School is committed to valuing the individuality of all our pupils. We give all our pupils every opportunity to achieve the highest of standards. We do this by respecting and taking account of pupils' varied life experiences and needs. See attached for our Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Statement.

  • All students are encouraged to use the schools ICT facilities to support their learning. However, we ask that all students respect the school ICT equipment and facilities. By logging on to the school computer network and/or using the schools ICT equipment, students agree to the contents of this policy. See attached for our ICT Policy.

  • All teachers are teachers of literacy. Belmont Park School is committed to developing literacy skills in all of our pupils because we believe that it will support their learning and raise standards across the curriculum.

  • Every parent and every school wants to see children grow up safely and be able as an adult to enjoy the positive benefits of loving, rewarding and responsible relationships. We want them to be informed and comfortable with the changes that will take place in their bodies during puberty. See attached for our RSE Policy.

  • The purpose of this policy is to:

    Ensure that the students are provided with high quality learning experiences that lead to consistently high levels of pupil achievement.

    Guide what students do, what teachers and mentors do, how time is managed, the organisation of the classroom and what the school as an organisation does to create an effective and well-managed learning environment in which the individual needs of each student can be met.

    Provide a common language and understanding of what makes outstanding teaching within a personalised learning framework.

  • We are committed to promoting good attendance and reducing absence, including persistent absence, ensuring every pupil has access to full-time education to which they are entitled. See attached for our Attendance Policy.

  • See attached for Educational Visits Policy.

  • See attached for Staff Grievance Procedures.

  • See attached for Online Safety Policy..

  • See attached for Medical Needs Policy.

  • See attached for Positive Handling Policy.

  • See attached for Data Infringement Policy.

  • See attached for Anti-bullying Policy.

  • See attached for Health & Safety Policy.

  • SEN Information Report