Your policy register is the master list of all the policies your school is expected to maintain. Edvance organises these into three tiers based on their regulatory standing:

• Required / Statutory — policies mandated by the Department of Education or legislation (e.g. Child Protection Policy, Data Protection Policy, Admissions Policy)
• Core / Expected — policies that inspectors and your patron body expect to see in place
• Extended / Optional — additional policies many schools maintain as good practice

What Edvance tracks for each policy

• Whether you have a current document on file
• When it was last reviewed and when it is next due
• Its governance status: Draft, Under consultation, Board-approved, or Finalised
• Whether supporting evidence (signed minutes, approval records) has been attached
• Any linked regulatory requirements and outstanding impacts

Expectation-driven, not document-driven

Edvance is built around expectations — what your school is expected to have — not just what has been uploaded. A document upload is a signal into your register, not truth by itself. The policy register reflects the full governance picture, not just a file list.

In practice, Irish schools typically maintain between 35 and 55 live policies. Edvance's catalogue covers this range across all three tiers.