Mission statement
Every setting should have a mission statement or statement of principles, which provides the foundation for its policies and procedures.
Your mission statement should explain who your organisation is, what you stand for, what you do and how you do it. The best mission statements are brief and get straight to the point.
How are policies and procedures different?
Policies reflect the rules governing the implementation of the setting's processes. Most policies are developed to reflect local, national and international government requirements. For instance, they need to cover health and safety at work and equal opportunities.
Procedures, however, represent an implementation of the policy. In other words, procedures are the actions that staff should take. For example, the actions to be taken in the case of an accident or a child protection incident. Therefore, in terms of good practice, policies and procedures should be separate documents.
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