This statement sets out the basic guidelines that an NMAT Academy will adopt in the case of a closure. It may have to be adapted to cater for individual, very specific circumstances.

NMAT encourages educational visits for a range of good educational, curricular and social reasons.

This plan is drawn up in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. Disability is defined under the Equality Act 2010 as “A physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.”

Nunthorpe’s admission zone is as shown on the area map which is highlighted in yellow on our website. All parents are also strongly urged to consult the Redcar and Cleveland Local Authority Guide for Parents along with our Admission Policy which can be found at http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/Admissions

As an inclusive academy we believe all children deserve a high-quality education. Alternative Provision is for those pupils who cannot attend mainstream school for a variety of reasons and are therefore unlikely to reach their full potential without intervention.

The aim of the Nunthorpe Academy Anti-Bullying Policy is to ensure that students can learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment without fear of being bullied.

Nunthorpe Academy is committed to providing a full and effective education for all its students to ensure they achieve their potential in all that they do.

As an Academy, we believe that a safe and pleasant environment should be provided for all learners in our community. This environment should be one which maximises learning opportunities for the benefit of all learners.

The government’s Careers Strategy, published in 2017, and statutory guidance for school leaders and school staff, published in 2018, set out the plan for building a high- quality careers system that will help young people to achieve.

Our Directors acknowledge the right of all of our students to receive free state funded academy education and understands that activities offered wholly or mainly during normal learning time must be made available to all students regardless of their parents’ ability to help meet the cost.

Nunthorpe Multi Academy Trust (NMAT) aims to ensure that: Appropriate action is taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children’s welfare; All staff are aware of their statutory responsibilities with respect to safeguarding; Staff are properly trained in recognising and reporting safeguarding issues.

Nunthorpe Multi Academy Trust (NMAT) believes that all CLA students have the same rights and entitlements to a high quality education as all children in our academies.

This policy aims to ensure that: The academy trust’s funds are used only in accordance with the law, its articles of association, its funding agreement and the Academies Financial Handbook; The trust’s funds are used in a way that commands broad public support; Value for money (economy, efficiency and effectiveness) is achieved.

Academies within the MAT are proud of their reputation for handling the relatively few complaints the Trust receives in a timely manner.

Nunthorpe Academy is committed to maintaining the safety of students and staff. Situations involving decisions about whether to use force can occur in the Academy.

At Nunthorpe we have constructed our curriculum to offer students personalised pathways that will both prepare them for life in the 21st Century and provide stimulating and interesting learning opportunities, which in turn will lead to outstanding outcomes for all students.

All students who wish to cycle to and from Nunthorpe Academy must have a cycling permit which are issued by the Inclusion officers, Mr. Boal and Mrs. Price. This is in line with the Academy’s cycling, motor cycling and motor vehicle policy for students.

The Equality Policy for Nunthorpe Academy brings together all previous policies, schemes and action plans around equality.

The Equality Act 2010 ensures that everyone has the right to be treated fairly at work or when using services. It harmonises and streamlines 40 years of equalities legislation and protects employees and service users on the basis of certain “protected characteristics”.

Nunthorpe is committed to ensuring that we are entirely impartial in the unfortunate circumstances of separated and divorced parents/carers who are estranged. Where parents/carers are unwilling and/or unable to communicate directly with each other, the academy will deal primarily with the parent/carer listed as living with the child/young person at the Main Residence.

Nunthorpe is committed to providing the highest possible quality of service and professional conduct for all who work with us and for us. We MUST take every query / complaint / issue seriously and treat all such matters with professional courtesy and respect.

This academy is conscious of its obligations under the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981 and guidance from the Department for Education to provide adequate and appropriate first aid facilities for members of staff, students and visitors.

Guide to information available from Nunthorpe Academy under the model publication scheme.

Every colleague of Nunthorpe Multi Academy Trust should read the Trust’s H&S policy which draws attention to the specific obligations of the Board of Trustees.

Nunthorpe Academy is committed to providing meaningful Home Learning activities, underpinned by our ethos of Ready, Respectful, Safe. Home Learning supports, enriches, extends and develops student learning, progress and independence.

This policy is to ensure Nunthorpe Multi Academy Trust ‘the Trust’ complies with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), associated guidance and Codes of Practice issued under the legislation.

In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) became enforceable across the United Kingdom. As part of Nunthorpe Multi Academy Trust’s (NMAT’s) programme to comply with the new legislation it has written a new suite of Information Governance policies.

We are proud of our reputation as an academy which embraces all that is excellent about innovation in learning with all that is excellent about traditional values.

NMAT regards academy buildings and grounds as a community asset and will make reasonable effort to make them available for use as much as possible.

Safeguarding students is at the top of our agenda in all NMAT Academies. Schools in the UK are normally a safe place for children; but as events both overseas and at home have shown, they can become involved in an emergency at any time.

Nunthorpe Academy is committed to ensure that students with medical conditions are supported. Nunthorpe is an inclusive community that supports and welcomes students with medical conditions.

Every employee in Nunthorpe Multi Academy Trust has a responsibility for managing risk in their workplace.

At Nunthorpe Academy we recognise the importance of and value parental involvement in the life and development of the Academy. We believe that education is a collaborative enterprise involving, amongst others, parents, staff and children.

This document is intended for academies whose students include pregnant students, fathers-to-be and school age parents.

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data that we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing ‘privacy notices’ (sometimes called ‘fair processing notices’) to individuals where we are processing their personal data.

This policy statement sets out the academy’s arrangements for managing the access of providers to students at the academy for the purposes of giving them information about the provider’s education or training offer. This complies with the academy’s legal obligations under Section 42B of the Education Act 1997.

At Nunthorpe Academy we take a whole school approach to Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Citizenship.

As good time keeping is a key employability and life skill we need to ensure our students understand its importance and encourage them to value this. There needs to be a clear process in the management and monitoring of punctuality to enable staff and students to understand their role in this process.

This policy recognises that an effective records management programme is key to facilitating the Trust’s compliance with the legal and regulatory obligations as defined in the Trust’s Information Policy. This policy should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s Information Governance Policy Framework.

Today’s children and young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world and living their lives seamlessly on and offline.

A risk assessment is an important tool in protecting colleagues, pupils, visitors, contractors, etc by analysing hazards and identifying risk reduction measures.

This policy has been developed to protect all employees, workers, students and visitors from exposure to second hand smoke and to assist compliance with the Health Act 2006.

Nunthorpe Muti Academy Trust and all of their Academies are committed to ensuring that every individual student has every opportunity to achieve full potential. NMAT fully support the principles of Inclusive Education for all students with additional needs and complies with the statutory requirement laid out in the DFE’s SEND Code of Practice 0-25 (2014).

The SMSC development of our students is central to the ethos pedagogy of Nunthorpe Academy. This policy defines what we mean by SMSC development and outlines strategies to secure its development in all of our students.

This policy is concerned with the use and governance of surveillance technology, and the processing of Personal Data which has been collected by using surveillance technology.

Our 11-16 uniform aims to ensure all students maintain a professional, business-like appearance in keeping with Nunthorpe Academy’s exceptionally high standards and expectations.

NMAT encourages close links with parents and the communities in which it’s Academies function. It believes that students benefit when the relationship between home and the academy is a positive one.

The Government provides Pupil Premium funding, which is additional to main schools funding, in order to address the current inequalities between students who are in receipt of Free School Meals or have been in the preceding six years and those who are not.