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Working with governors
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Governing board procedures
- Governor visits Is there any guidance on setting up visits for governors? We look at the purpose of governor visits, and advice on how to conduct them. We also link to our sister service, The Key for School Governors.
5 articles
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 and get advice on how you can build an effective relationship with the chair.
- Expected tasks for your chair of governors What key functions should we expect our chair of governors to perform? We summarise guidance on the role of the chair of governors from the National College and a local authority. We also look at guidance from Ofsted and NCOGS on being an effective chair.
- Governing board: statutory responsibilities Be clear on the key tasks that governing boards should perform to meet their statutory duties.
- Governing board: strategic tasks What strategic tasks should governors perform? We refer to advice on core strategic tasks and explain the headteacher's role in the operational day-to-day management of the school, as well as the need for strategic documents. We also look at information about governors from schools.
- Governors' role in monitoring academic performance How can governors monitor academic performance? We relay advice from 2 of our associate education experts on governors’ role in monitoring academic performance, and how classroom visits, book monitoring and receiving information about teachers' performance can help them fulfil this duty.
2 articles
Managing relationships with governors
- Governor conduct: addressing inappropriate behaviour What can we do if a governor behaves inappropriately? We relay advice from One Education and our associate experts on responding to inappropriate or negative governor behaviour. We also link to an example of a procedure for dealing with complaints against governors.
- How to prepare for meetings with the chair of governors Make meetings between the headteacher and chair of governors more productive with advice on why you should meet and what you should focus on.
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Reports to governors
- CPD reports to governors: template Use our template and guidance to report to governors about continuing professional development (CPD).
- Headteachers' reports to governors based on the Ofsted framework See examples of headteachers' reports to governors based on the new Ofsted framework.
- Headteacher's report to the governing board: examples See how other schools like yours present their headteachers' reports to governors.
- Headteacher’s report to the governing board: how-to and resources Follow our guide and use our resources to help you – a report template you can adapt and a guide to the topics you'll likely need to cover.
- Headteacher's safeguarding report to the governing board Headteachers should write a safeguarding report to the board at least once a year. Download our template to help make this process quicker and easier.
- Health and safety report to governors: examples Is there a template for an annual health and safety report? In this article, we link to a template for an annual health and safety report from a local authority. You will also find examples from schools of how health and safety has been covered in headteachers' reports to governors.
- Ofsted readiness: reporting to governors How can we report Ofsted readiness to governors? We relay advice from one of our education experts on what to include in a report to governors on readiness for inspection.
- Presenting a new staffing structure to governors How should school leaders present a new staffing structure to governors? We relay advice from two of our associate education experts on what information governors need to know, the format of the presentation, and focusing on what impact the changes will have on the school.
- Presenting EYFS 'good level of development' data to governors Understand how 'good level of development' data can be presented to governors with examples of headteachers' reports. You'll also find examples of data presented on school websites.
- Reporting to governors' finance committees: guidance What information should the headteacher or SBM give to the finance committee? There is no statutory guidance on what should be reported to a governors' finance committee. We relay advice on this from one of ISBL's associate practitioners.
- Reports to governors on attendance Here, we link to 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 Read what the DfE's statutory guidance says about reports for governors on LAC and previously LAC, produced by the designated teacher. You'll also find report templates from local authorities.
- 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' pay and performance: reports to the governing board Know how to present anonymous staff pay and appraisal reports to your governing board, and download our templates to help you prepare this information.