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Statutory school roles
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14 September 2018
School types: Maintained, Academy · School
phases: Primary, Secondary
What roles are required in maintained schools and academies? The Department for Education does not publish a list of the roles that schools must have in place. We set out a range of positions and responsibilities that maintained schools and academies are legally obliged to fill.
Contents
- 1 Governing board and governance roles
- 2 Headteacher and deputy
- 3 SENCO
- 4 First aid
- 5 Fire safety manager
- 6 Designated safeguarding lead
- 7 Designated teacher for looked after and previously looked after children
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