Six kinds of document, six different jobs

Knowing which type of document you actually need saves a great deal of time. Each type is written to do one thing well.

Toolkits

Complete implementation kits. A toolkit takes a framework and breaks it into sequenced steps, with the forms, session plans and review points needed at each stage.

Templates

Editable documents you adapt and adopt — policies, committee constitutions, consent formats, registers and reporting formats. Adapt them to your context before adoption.

Checklists

Audit and readiness instruments. A checklist tells you whether a requirement is met, partially met or absent, so that a claim of compliance can be evidenced rather than asserted.

SOPs

Standard operating procedures for situations where hesitation causes harm — receiving a disclosure, responding to an incident, escalating a concern, recording what was done.

Policy Documents

Model policies covering child protection, workplace dignity, governance and ethics, written to sit alongside statutory obligations rather than restate them loosely.

Handbooks

Reference material for the person delivering the work — educators, committee members and community facilitators — with explanation, examples and common errors.