HEADS UP

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’)
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