One of the responsibilities of the governing body is to draw up policies which define the framework within which the School operates. I have recently co-ordinated a major review of all the policies and a number of these are available on the School policies page. All the policies are approved by the governing body as well as by the headteacher and relevant staff. Assistance by governors in drawing up these policies is essential to ensure they support the School’s key objectives and reflect changing legal requirements. The equality policies are the result of many hours of work by Fiona Oastler, our deputy headteacher, who has tailored these policies to the special nature of our School. She was helped by one of our governors, Felicity Alexander, who has a particular interest in equality issues and has also contributed to the revision of many other policies. Sophia Barnes, the bursar, has developed the School's health and safety policies and a number of other policies relating to finance and premises.