We have a range of policies, statements and documents which we use to guide the effective operation of the school. Some of them appear in specific parts of the website related to the area in which they apply (for example, see the “Curriculum and assessment” tab for our curriculum policy and our assessment policy, or our “Attendance” tab for our attendance policy, and so on). In this section, we have tried to capture other documents that may be useful or that explain in a transparent and accountable way how we operate in the academy. Some of these documents are statutory, some we put on because we think they are useful to our stakeholders.
As we are part of the South Essex Academy Trust, there are a number of policies that apply to all of the academies in the Trust. They are listed separately below, along with Trust meeting minutes.
Link to South Essex Academy Whole Trust Policies
2024 Business Continuity Plan – Westwood Academy May 2024
Westwood Academy SEN School Information Report September 2024-25
SEND Policy Westwood Academy 24-25
Westwood Accessibility Plan 2021-24
Westwood Parent Code of Conduct
Dinner Money Arrears Policy 24-26
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
The following policies are whole Trust policies and can be found by clicking ⇒ here
- South Essex Academy Trust Equality Policy
- Supporting Children With Medical Conditions
- SEAT Anti-bullying Policy
- SEAT Attendance Policy
- SEAT Behaviour Policy
- SEAT Complaints Policy
- SEAT Charging & Remissions Policy
- SEAT Harmful Sexual Behaviour Peer on Peer Abuse Policy
- SEAT Whistleblowing Policy
Paper copies available on request, for free, from the school office.