Dealing with complaints: a summary for boards
Get a summary of the rules on handling complaints – including against the headteacher, governors, trustees and chair – and see a quick overview of how the process usually goes.
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Your school must have a complaints procedure
Academies must have a complaints procedure to handle complaints from parents and pupils. It must be in writing, be made available to parents, and set out clear timescales for the management of the complaint.
This is required by schedule 1, part 7 of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014, and explained in the DfE's best practice guidance for academy complaints procedures.
It's good practice for your policy to:
- Be available online (and your funding agreement might actually require you to publish it online)
- Cover complaints from people who aren't parents of attending pupils
Your school's procedure should set out the difference between:
- A concern: an expression of worry or doubt over an issue considered to be important
- A complaint: an expression or statement of dissatisfaction about actions taken or a lack of action
Your policy should have
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