Governance

Governors can use the resources below to help identify areas of responsibility including holding the headteacher to account, safeguarding and risk management.

  • Checklists of roles and responsibilities for the SEND link governor
    Download these checklists to ensure your governing body understands what the SEND link governor needs to know in relation to their key responsibilities
  • Governor induction checklist
    Inducting new governors is important to help them understand their roles and settle in quickly. Download the checklist to provide them with the key information and documents they need
  • Recruiting governors and trustees
    With a range of responsibilities, it’s important that boards consist of governors and trustees with varied skills and expertise. How can schools make sure they recruit the right people? Fiona Stagg advises
  • Converting to an academy: guide for governors
    Use this governor briefing to ensure your governing body is aware of what the academy conversion process involves
  • Safeguarding governor or trustee responsibilities
    As a governor or trustee, the safety of pupils is paramount and you must be able to hold your headteacher to account. Matt Miller describes what governors should be monitoring and questions to ask
  • Managing statutory reporting to governors
    What information is legally required for governors to hold your school to account? Find out where your statutory obligations lie and the best ways to provide information to your governors
  • Governance and charity law
    Trustees and governors of academies and independent schools must adhere to charity law. Jamie Otter and Vicki Hair explain the responsibilities and how to comply
  • What does strong clerking look like?
    Clerks are responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective running of the governing body or trustee board. Mark Blois explores good clerking and advises how to upskill your clerk
  • What questions should governors ask their DPO?
    Data protection officers are responsible for data compliance and report directly to governors. Caroline Collins offers questions to ask a DPO and advice on how and what to report
  • Checklist of safeguarding questions for governors and trustees
    Governors and trustees are entitled to ask the same sorts of questions posed by Ofsted inspectors – and should be. Use this checklist as a handy guide to examine safeguarding practice

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