The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

Allegations Against Staff and Volunteers/Visitors Policy

The Trust recognises its responsibility for protecting the safety and welfare of children and is committed to treating any allegation made against a member of staff, volunteer or regular visitor that suggests they may have conducted themselves in a way that poses a potential risk to a child with the utmost seriousness.

Appraisal Policy

The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT) is committed to providing high quality teaching and learning. Our aim is to provide opportunities for every child whatever their ability and it is through our workforce that we hope to achieve this. Each employee will be given support to help them develop to their full potential in their job and in turn this will help improve outcomes for our young people.

Bullying and Harassment Policy

The Trust is committed to fostering a culture of safety, inclusion, and psychological well-being in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

Capability Policy

The Trust recognises its employees as the organisation’s most valuable asset. The aim of this policy is to be fair and transparent and to support all employees to achieve agreed and acceptable standards of performance and to deliver their duties in line with relevant expectations and in accordance with the Trust Values.

Disciplinary Policy

The Trust is committed to ensuring formal policies and established workplace procedures are in place for dealing with staff conduct and discipline.

Equality and Diversity Policy

The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT) is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity across all aspects of the Trust’s work. The Trust aims to create an environment in which all employees, pupils and stakeholders are recognised as being of equal value and are able to grow and develop through equality of opportunity.

Family Friendly Policy

The Trust is committed to supporting employees to manage work and family life in order to secure a safe, healthy and productive work-life balance. This policy sets out the framework for this and should be read alongside other relevant Trust policies.

Flexible Working Policy

The Trust is committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and to developing work policies and practices that encourage employees to achieve a healthy balance between delivering their work responsibilities and personal commitments and interests.

Grievance Policy

The TEFAT Academy Grievance Policy supports a workplace culture that reflects the TEFAT Values and promotes open communication. It ensures staff grievances are addressed fairly, consistently and promptly, supporting collaboration, harmonious working, job satisfaction and productivity.

Pay Policy (All staff)

This policy sets out the Trust's commitment to developing and operating a fair and equitable salary system which enables the organisation to appoint, retain, reward and motivate a suitably skilled workforce.

Reorganisation and Redundancy Policy

The Trust is committed to providing a stable work environment and security of employment for all staff where possible. This policy sets out the framework intended to achieve a fair, consistent and transparent approach to reorganisation where necessary

Sickness Absence Policy

This policy provides a framework to manage situations of staff sickness absence which is designed to be supportive.

Special Leave of Absence Policy

The Trust is committed to creating a supportive work environment for employees which enables them to successfully balance their professional responsibilities with their personal lives.

Whistleblowing Policy

The Trust is committed to the highest possible standard of operation, probity and accountability. In line with that commitment, the Trust will ensure a transparent, clear, robust approach to dealing with incidents of whistleblowing to enable relevant individuals to raise serious concerns which relate to suspected wrongdoing or dangers at work without fear of reprisals and with confidence that they will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately.

ECT Induction Policy

This policy sets out how the Trust will support ECT's to satisfactorily complete their statutory induction and contractual probation period by providing ECTs with an effective ECT induction programme that develops them and equips them with the tools to be effective and successful teachers. Additionally, making sure all staff understand their role in the ECT induction programme.

Trade Union Recognition Agreement

In accordance with the TUPE Regulations, trade union recognition rights for recognised trade unions are automatically transferred over when a maintained school becomes an academy. This move, from direct LA control to academy status, means that there is a need to clarify the specific working arrangements between the Unions and The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT) particularly in respect of consultation and negotiation and facility time for Union Representatives. The terms of the Agreement which follows provide that clarification.

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