A running log of structural changes, policy additions, and version uplifts.
2026-08-10 — Examinations suite for the Pearson Virtual Edexcel Centre application
- New: NEO — Examination Venues Policy (v08.26) — examination centre partnership with Tutors & Exams, per-candidate venue allocation process, venue checks, access arrangements at venues
- New: NEO — Examination Contingency Plan (v08.26) — JCQ-aligned contingency scenarios and responses, special consideration, communication cascade
- New: NEO — Appeals Procedure (v08.26) — examination and assessment appeals companion to the Complaints Policy: internal assessment reviews, entries/tiers/access arrangements, post-results services, awarding organisation and Ofqual EPRS routes
- All three drafted to support Section 5 of the Pearson “Application to become a Virtual Edexcel Centre” (V7 July 2026); Word versions filed in NEO Policies
2026-07-16 — KCSIE 2026 uplift, sign-offs and new policies
- NEO Child Protection and Safeguarding addendum updated to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 and signed off by the Director, NEO & Head of School (v07.26; DSL to review and countersign on appointment, September 2026) — DRAFT status removed
- Canonical Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy: interim KCSIE 2026 note added; full uplift scheduled for the December 2026 review
- New: NEO — Online Anti-Bullying Strategy (OEAS standard 4.5; KCSIE 2026-aligned, including AI-generated imagery)
- New: Privacy Policy — Staff
- Complaints Policy: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 electronic-complaints route and 30-day acknowledgement added (canonical + NEO addendum); OEAS escalation wording corrected for pre-accreditation period
- Privacy Policy — Web Users: stranded drafting notes removed, DUAA framing and young-people paragraph added, dates normalised (v2.2 / Jul 2026)
- Recruitment, Selection and Sub-Contracting Policy: KCSIE 2026 uplift (Check a Teacher’s Record, 30-day DBS rule, regulated-activity change for volunteers under the Crime and Policing Act 2026); stale “(in development)” cross-references to Managing Allegations and Whistleblowing corrected
- SEND Policy: SEND Code of Practice citation aligned (2015, as updated September 2024) in all three locations
- Personal names replaced with role titles across public policies (business contact details retained)
2026-04-29 — Vault initialised
- Initial vault structure scaffolded
- Tag taxonomy defined
- 65 source documents inventoried (47 Nudge Education + 18 NEO)
- Consolidation strategy adopted: 13 direct equivalents collapse to canonical core + NEO addendum
- 5 NEO standalone policies identified
- 5 new NEO addendums identified for drafting (Attendance, Trauma-Informed Practice, Risk Assessment, Supporting Medical Conditions, Administration of Medication)
- 5 policies tagged
inactive-neo(Physical Intervention, Personal & Intimate Care, CCTV, Dog, EpiPen) - Brand: navy
#1A2E3B/ teal#2AB3A0/ off-white#F7F7F5per NEO brand identity - Repo target: under
nudgeeducationGitHub org (exact org name to confirm before push)
Outstanding items
NEO Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy v04.26 — DRAFT pending DSL sign-off— signed off 16 July 2026 (v07.26); DSL countersignature due on appointment- Performance Management Policy — using December 2025 (most recent)
- Quality Assurance Policy — using December 2025 (most recent)
- 5 new NEO addendums to draft once core policies are migrated