Key Governing Board Tasks for the Autumn Term
Ongoing Tasks for the Governing Board
- Monitor school improvement plan
- Organise induction, support and training for governors
- Arrange governors’ visits to the school
- Appoint clerk
- Establish governing board committees
- Review delegation of functions and committee structures
- Review terms of reference of committees
- Receive curriculum area reports
- Receive reports on and review pupil progress (including pupils within special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision)
- Approve new policies/review existing policies (where appropriate)
- Complete asset management plan
- Receive friends'/parents’ association report
- See and agree the school's self-evaluation
- Prepare for Ofsted inspection
- Review safeguarding arrangements
- Review the quality of teaching
- Complete the School Financial Value Standard (SFVS)
- Ensure governor details are updated on the national database of governors on Get information about schools
Specific Tasks for the Governing Board
- Elect chair and vice chair (and schedule next elections)
- Set dates of meetings for the year
- Decide committee structure, membership and terms of reference
- Set objectives for the governing board for the year
- Receive head teacher's report
- Review head teacher's performance
- Review the school's charging policy, for example for school trips
- Draw up freedom of information publication scheme
- Approve school improvement plan
- Review appraisal policy
- Set pupil performance targets
- Review public examination and national test results
- Receive report from school improvement partner/external adviser
- Review pupil welfare information, including strengths and areas for development identified by staff with responsibility for safeguarding and PSHE, citizenship and careers guidance (‘learning for life’)