After February half term, the school will no longer use text messages as part of our communication system.
We will move fully to email and the Arbor platform for all routine messages, updates, and notifications.
Please ensure we have your most up-to-date email address.
If you need to check or update your contact details, please contact the school office at your earliest convenience.
The following list of policies are set at a school level.
To request paper copies of any of our policies please email info@parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk or telephone (01246) 273458.
Accessibility Plan
Anti Bullying Policy
Attendance Policy (Parkside)
Behaviour Policy
Behaviour Policy Appendix 4b
Careers Policy
Charges and Remissions Policy
Child on Child Abuse Policy
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy (Parkside)
Curriculum Policy
Drugs and Substance Abuse Policy
Early Help Policy
Establishment, Offsite Visits Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Home School Agreement
Lettings Policy
Mobile Phone Policy
Remote Learning Policy
Sex and Relationships Education Policy
Special Educational Needs Policy
A summary of the annually audited Private School Fund account is available upon request. Please email info@parkside.derbyshire.sch.uk
The shared vision for our trust is to “create schools that ‘stand out’ at the heart of their communities.” Our trust has four core beliefs; Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success that are integral to everything we do. The purpose is to enable everyone to be able to ‘Love Learning, Love Life.’ Our policies are underpinned by our vision, beliefs and purpose.
Please visit the Embark Federation website to access central policies that are set at the trust level:
https://embarkfederation.com/key-documents/policies/
Additional central EMBARK UK GDPR and Data Protection policies / information can also be found at:
https://embarkfederation.com/key-documents/uk-gdpr-and-compliance/
Please find a list of relevant Embark Federation Policies below:
Acceptable Use of IT, the Internet and Electronic Communications Policy (includes Social Media)
Allegations and Concerns relating to Staff Policy
Annual Safeguarding Statement of Assurance
CCTV Policy
Code of Conduct for Staff
Complaints Policy
Early Career Teaching (ECT) Policy
Equality and Diversity Policy
Equality Information and Objective Statements
Exclusion and Suspension Policy and Protocols
First Aid Policy
Home and School Communication Charter
Online Safety Policy and Procedures
Recruitment and Selection Policy
Whistleblowing Policy and Reporting Procedures
We would like to highlight to parents that we follow the Embark trust’s Communication Charter, which can be found on the EMBARK UK GDPR and Data Protection policies page.
As part of this policy, please note that no offensive language, insults or personal attacks on school staff will be tolerated. If any such incidents occur, the meeting or call can be terminated with immediate effect.