Working with governors
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Governing board procedures
- Governor visits Be clear about the purpose of governor visits and how best to conduct them. Get guidance on visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor responsibilities and training
- Division of responsibilities: headteacher and governing board Be clear on how your role and responsibilities differ from those of the governing board. Understand the difference between strategic and operational tasks, and find questions your governing board might use to support and challenge your decisions.
- Governing board: statutory responsibilities Be clear on the key tasks that governing boards should perform to meet their statutory duties.
- How governors monitor educational performance Understand your governing board’s duty to monitor educational performance in your school, and what information you can provide to help them do their job well.
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Managing relationships with governors
- How to work with your chair of governors Read about how you can effectively work with your chair of governors, and understand what the role of the chair involves and how it differs to your own.
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Reports to governors
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CEO report to the board: template and guidance
Use our template and guidance to help you make sure your report covers the right level of detail for your trustees.
For Trust Leaders
- CPD reports to governors: template Use our template and guidance to report to governors about continuing professional development (CPD).
- Finance: reports to governors There's no statutory guidance on what you should report to your governors' finance committee. Use our template to help you set out your report and find out what you could share alongside it.
- Headteachers' reports to governors based on the Ofsted framework See examples of headteachers' reports to governors based on the 2019 Ofsted framework.
- Headteacher’s report to the governing board: guidance and template Download our template to help you report to your board – it includes the topics you'll likely cover. Find out how to make sure you give your governors what they need to do their job well.
- Health and safety report to governors: template Download and adapt our template health and safety report, so you can give your governors oversight of the health and safety of pupils, staff and visitors.
- Reports to governors on attendance See examples of reports to governors on attendance. These might be standalone, or part of a broader report. We also include an example of an attendance report written by governors.
- Report to governors on LAC and previously LAC Use our template to help you report to your governing board on how you support looked-after children (LAC) and previously LAC, and find links to more support for designated teachers.
- SEND: reports to governors Download our SEND report to governors template, which has space to record your school's SEND profile and progress information. See example reports from schools to help you decide what to include.
- Teachers' performance and pay: reports to the governing board Know how to present anonymous staff appraisal reports and pay recommendations to your governing board, and download our templates to help you prepare this information.
