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Policies and Governance
Our policies are built upon our ethos and show what, when, where, who, why and how we deliver our Forest School programme. They are the principles which guide our decisions and actions.
Our Policy areas
We preserve the existing policies and important safeguarding information from our practice. For full policy documents, please get in touch and we'll be glad to share them.
Safeguarding
Our safeguarding policy and procedures, including the role of our Level 3 Designated Safeguarding Lead and how we work with each school's DSL.
Safer recruitment
Before appointment, all team members complete references, employment history, identity and right-to-work checks, enhanced DBS and Level 6 outdoor first aid
Forest School policies
Our policies are built upon our ethos — showing what, when, where, who, why and how we deliver our Forest School programme. They are the principles which guide our decisions and actions.
Safety & risk
Each session begins with a daily risk assessment of the area, with any necessary action taken to ensure the site is safe before use.
Alternative Provision Toolkit
The Alternative Provision Quality Toolkit has been developed through extensive collaboration with the Alternative Provision sector, stakeholders and represents the most viable and comprehensive approach ever developed to evaluate and improve Alternative Provision quality.
Quality Areas
What are the characteristics of good quality Alternative Provision? The toolkit identifies 13 quality areas, including Workforce development and well being (1), Pupil induction (5) and Appropriate transition (12). The 13 quality areas, which are separated into the three categories – community, curriculum and currency are important aspects of Alternative Provision that impact upon pupils’ experience, education and outcomes.
Canopy Forest School follows this toolkit alongside the Non-School Alternative Provision Voluntary national standards. We believe in delivering good quality alternative provision and using a consistently used, universally applicable, comprehensive and systematic approach to evaluating and improving the quality of our work
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