Tudhoe Learning Trust and all of its schools use the services of Durham County Council Admissions Team to administer school admissions each year. Information about Durham County Council Admissions can be found here Durham County Council Admission Arrangements 2026-2027
Tudhoe Learning Trust complies with our obligations set out in the School Admissions Code and the School Admissions Appeal Code. Please click on the links below for more information:
Education
- Trust Acceptable Use of ICT Policy
- Trust Attendance Policy
- Trust Behaviour Policy
- Trust Bereavement Policy
- Trust Child on Child Abuse Policy
- Trust Complaints Policy
- Trust Charging & Remissions Policy
- Trust Children with Health Needs Who Cannot Attend School
- Trust Designated Teacher Policy
- Trust Early Years Foundation Stage
- Trust First Aid Policy
- Intimate/Personal Care and Toileting Policy
- Trust Parent Code of Conduct
- Trust Prevent Policy
- Trust Relationship and Sex Policy
- Trust Remote Learning
- Trust Separated Parents Policy
- Trust Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Policy
- Trust Violence Policy
The Trust has adopted Durham County Council’s Policy Educational Visits, Off Site Activities and On-Site ‘Adventures’
Safeguarding
The safety and well-being of the children in our care is our absolute priority. We take matters pertaining to safeguarding very seriously without exception. We expect all staff, visitors, contractors, governors, directors and volunteers to share this view. Our Trust has an overarching child protection / safeguarding policy that details our approach to keeping children safe and each of our academies has developed their own individual policy from that in line with KCSIE requirements.
In addition to practice in the classroom we ensure a “Safer Workforce“. The starts from how we recruit in line with Part Three of Keeping Children Safe in Education – Safer Recruitment. Find out more about how we recruit on our Vacancies page.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
Policies…
- Trust Allegations of Abuse Against Staff Policy
- Trust Lock Down Guidance
- Trust Low Level Concerns Policy
- Trust Prevent Policy
- Trust Pupil Wellbeing Policy
- Trust Safeguarding our Children: Early Help Through to Child Protection
- Trust Online Safety Policy
Statutory guidance…
- Keeping children safe in education 2025
- KCSIE 2025 Part One
- Regulated activity in relation to children
- Working Together to Safeguard Children Statutory framework
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023
- Children Missing in Education
- Information sharing advice practitioners safeguarding services 2024
- Channel Guidance
- Prevent Duty
The Trust oversees consistent and compliant safeguarding practice across all of its schools in line with Section 11 of The Children Act by undertaking regular audits of our schools to ensure that all children are equally and adequately safeguarded. Our safeguarding teams comprise of a lead and deputies who operate within Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance. Detail relating to their individual roles are outlined below for information. All staff and governors receive at least level 1 child protection training with DSLs receiving the appropriate training to their status and responsibilities.
Making a referral to First Contact…
First Contact are a team based in Newton Aycliffe to triage referrals from agencies in respect of child welfare and protection. Referrals to First Contact can be made via telephone 03000 267979 but referrals must be followed up with a written electronic version. A referral form is available for use below. Anyone who has a worry about the welfare of a child can ring for advice. Written referrals should be made including as much information as possible and evidenced with Durham Safeguarding Partnerships Threshold guidance that can be found via their website
FORM: Childrens Services Safeguarding Referral Form (durham-scp.org.uk)
People
Tudhoe Learning Trust is an inclusive environment where opportunity exists for all. We recognise and value the contribution of our people. We continually seek to develop and improve our processes, practice and procedures to ensure continuous growth and progression. Here is a selection of our people related policies. More information and alternative formats can be obtained by contacting our HR Team at office@tudhoelearningtrust.co.uk
- Trust Acceptable Use of ICT Policy
- Trust AI Policy
- Trust Attendance Management Policy
- Trust Appraisal Policy
- Trust Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy
- Trust Capability Policy
- Trust Car Lease Policy
- Trust Code of Conduct
- Trust Confidential Reporting Code
- Trust Disciplinary Policy
- Trust Drugs Substance and Alcohol Misuse Policy
- Trust Early Careers Teacher Policy
- Trust Employee Wellbeing Policy
- Trust Equality and Diversity Policy
- Trust Flexible Retirement Policy Procedure and Toolkit
- Flexible Retirement Request Form
- Trust Flexible Working Policy
- Flexible Working Request Form
- Trust Freedom-of-Information-Policy
- Trust Gifts and Hospitality Policy
- Trust Health and Safety Policy
- Trust Homeworking Policy
- Trust Induction Procedure
- Trust Leave of Absence Policy
- Trust Leave of Absence Request Form
- Trust Maternity Adoption Paternity Shared Parental Leave Policy
- Trust Menopause Policy
- Trust Parental Bereavement Leave Policy
- Trust Pay Progression Policy
- Trust PPA Management time policy
- Trusts Premises Management Policy
- Trust Risk Assessment Policy
- Trust Restructure and Redundancy Policy
- Trust Sexual Harassment Policy
- Trust Sickness Absence Policy
- Trust Use of mobile phones
- Trust Safer Recruitment Policy
- Trust Smoking Policy
- Trust Travel & Expenses Guidance
- Trust Volunteer Policy
- Mileage Request Form
- Trust Work Experience Policy
- Trust IR35 Off Payroll Workers Procedure
Governance
More details about our Governance can be found within our Governance section. Here is a small selection of policies that relate to this area of our service provision:
- TLT Terms of Reference for LGBs 2025
- Scheme of Delegation TLT Nov 24
- Business and Pecuniary Interests 2021-2022
- Trust Governance Code of Conduct
- Trust Governors Induction Policy
More information can be sought by contacting us at office@tudhoelearningtrust.co.uk
Trade Union Facility Time
Tudhoe Learning Trust is obligated to report certain information about Trade Union Representatives and their activity within the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017, which took effect from 1 April 2017. These regulations were laid following the enactment of the Trade Union Act 2016.
We are required to report and publish information about:
• the number of trade union representatives in our organisation
• the time and percentage of hours spent on paid TU activity
• the amount spent on TU activity
• the percentage of paid time spent on TU activities
Tudhoe Learning Trust works hard to maintain a supportive and inclusive working environment within which employees are able to be part of a Trade Union and to take part in its activities if they wish.
The Trust currently employs 3 trade union representatives and during the academic year 2024-2025, the employees spent 32 hours (paid leave) on trade union activity at a total cost of £1,826.27. The percentage of time spent on trade union activity equates to 0.02% in terms of the total pay bill cost.
Data Protection
Here is our policy relating to Data Protection and relevant Privacy Notices for your information. Please note that we are currently reviewing all of our data handling processes to ensure data privacy and security of our pupils, parents and staff information in line with General Data Protection Regulations after leaving the EU. For more information please contact us at the Trust Office: office@tudhoelearningtrust.co.uk
