MegaMum Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I am updating all our policies at the moment and I have always signed them. Would Ofsted frown on this? In the past they haven't but before I sign them all I wanted to check as we will be due a visit from them this year. I am the Leader and we are committee run - (which means I do everything lol)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 our chair always signs our policies - he was very thorough i will say and read ALL the policies page by page - he would then initial each page as he read and agreed it and then he signed them where appropriate.He also would ring anything like commas in the wrong place so was a very long process as i would have to update each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsp Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Our Chair signs all policies. If we need to do any immediate reviews and amendments eg following an incident, I change and initial until next committee meeting when it can be signed off by Chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillpen Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Our Chairperson signs off all the policies but two other Committee members go through them as well. I do the same as Isp and would add anything that came up to a policy and sign it and it would be signed off by the Chair at the next Committee meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 It should be your Chair that signs them, but there's no reason why you both shouldn't. I used to draft the policies and give them to the Chair to read and then they were circulated round any parent on the Committee who was interested. Parents were notified when they went on the website and asked to read them, and they signed to say they had, on the registration form. They werre then officaially adopted for the year at the first Committee meeting of the year, and the Chair signed them. Any amendments would be initialed in the margin as the year went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperrabbit Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Wow, I'm impressed with your keen committees! I sign policies (manager) as most committee people haven't been interested, unless a problem/question shows itself and then I will show them the relevant policy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 think it is best practice for chair to read/sign them as ultimately they are the employer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Out Chair signs them, but not convinced that they read them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1403 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Our previous chair and myself (committee member) signed ours after showing to the manager. I am now the chair S have a good idea of what is in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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