The council is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and the development of policies and procedures which assist employees to manage family care commitments and encourage work life balance.

Below you will find information on the councils leave for family care policy along with the forms which should be completed when applying for leave.

Policy/Procedure

The full Leave for Family Care Policy and Procedure can be found here [881.06KB].  Below are the links to each of the relevant sections

• Adoption Provisions (Non-Teaching Staff) - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Adoption Provisions (Teachers) - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Maternity Provisions Non-Teaching Staff - Family Care Policy and Procedure
• Maternity Provisions - Teachers - Leave for Family Care Policy and Procedure
• Maternity Provisions - All Staff - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Shared Parental Leave - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Surrogacy Leave Provisions (Teachers) - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Paternity, Maternity Support & Adoption Support Provisions - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Parental Leave Provisions - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure
• Special Leave Provisions - Leave for Family Care Policy & Procedure

Additional Guidance

• Maternity Information Pack for Non-Teaching Staff [83.04KB]
• Maternity Information Pack for Teachers [78.03KB]
• Special Leave and Flexible Working Hours Guidance for Managers [178.58KB]
• Special Leave Application Guidance FAQs [214.8KB]
• Leave of Absence Teachers [236.65KB]
• Reserve Forces Policy [211.75KB]

Forms

• Adoption Leave and Pay Application for Non-Teaching Staff [30.88KB]
• Adoption Leave and Pay Application for Teachers [29.19KB]
• Maternity Notification Forms non-teaching staff [25.34KB]
• Maternity Notification for Teachers [42.17KB]
• Return from Maternity Leave - Non-Teaching [48.95KB]
• Application for Maternity Support/Adoption Support/Paternity Leave [34.73KB]
• Shared Parental Leave - Notice of Entitlement [26.94KB]
• Shared Parental Leave - Notice to Book Leave [23.05KB]
• Shared Parental Leave - Notice to Cancel Vary Leave [23.88KB]
• Application for Parental Leave [25.55KB]
• Application For Parental Leave (Teachers) [29.78KB]
• Application for Special Leave [38.1KB]
• Application for Special Leave for Teachers [283.4KB]

Additional Resources

• Tax Free Childcare