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Have you recently become a school governor or want to refresh your knowledge? We've compiled some resources to help you in your role.
Written by Governors for Schools, this article provides a whistle stop tour of school governance and explains the role of a school governor. From the requirements to the benefits, it is a great read for anyone thinking about becoming a school governor.
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Our CPD-certified induction course is ideally suited to those new to education, with key language, regulations and acronyms explained so you can fully engage with meetings and visits early in your school governance role. Each section contains real examples of actions and questions – to help you develop best practice – as well as videos of current school governors speaking about their roles.
This document outlines the most common abbreviations and acronyms used across governing bodies and schools. This resource is a great help to school governors both new and experienced within the role, as well as those thinking of getting involved in the governance landscape.
The academy trust governance guide is produced by the Department for Education. It is a reference document for those involved in trust governance. It provides essential information from a range of sources on the trust board’s roles and legal responsibilities.
The maintained school governance guide is produced by the Department for Education. It offers guidance on the strategic leadership and governance of local-authority-maintained schools.
Keeping children safe in education is statutory guidance from the Department for Education that schools and colleges must comply with to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
This resource produced by the Education & Skills Funding Agency is important for anyone working within an academy trust.
Search for primary, secondary and special schools and colleges near you, and compare their performance. You can view and download; exam and test results, Ofsted reports, and financial information.
Compare a school or academy trust’s income and expenditure with similar establishments in England.
You can view your school or academy trust’s financial data, see how it compares with others and use the information to establish relationships with other schools or multi-academy trusts.
Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools and some independent schools. It also inspects childcare, adoption and fostering agencies and initial teacher training, and regulates early years childcare facilities and children’s social care services
The Education Inspection Framework sets out how Ofsted inspects maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools, further education and skills provision and registered early years settings in England.
This handbook describes the main activities carried out during graded, ungraded and urgent inspections of maintained schools and academies in England under sections 5 and 8 of the Education Act 2005, respectively.
This resource from Smoothwall is essential reading for school governors and anyone interested in or responsible for ensuring the safeguarding compliance within schools and colleges.
This guide details 5 practical steps school governors can take towards fulfilling their digital safeguarding responsibilities, to achieve optimal outcomes for the students and institutions they support.
This toolkit from Diverse Educators features a bank of resources to help you and your team examine your current board setup and outlook. In addition, it provides thought on the ways DEI can be prioritised, ensuring governors have the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to take action in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the school community.
Interested in taking the leap and becoming a governor but are unsure whether it is right for you?
Why not take our two minute interactive quiz to gauge your suitability for the role?
A reference guide for school governors in Wales on the roles and responsibilities of a school governing body. This resource was produced by the Welsh Government.
This resource includes details of training required, when it should be completed and who provides it in Wales.
The common inspection framework is used to inspect all education and training providers in Wales.
Guidance for local authorities and governing bodies on arrangements for safeguarding children. This is a crucial resource for both those involved and wanting to be involved in the governance landscape. This resource was produced by the Welsh Government.
Click to view resources from our Inclusive Governance Campaign, helping school governors promote inclusion within schools.
Click to view resources from our Counting the Cost Campaign, helping school governors throughout the cost of living crisis.
Click to view resources from our Boards Against Bullying Campaign, helping school governors to tackle bullying in schools.
Click to view resources from our Wellbeing Governor Campaign, helping school governors to focus on pupil wellbeing.
Click to view resources from our Wellbeing Governor Campaign, which school governors to focus on staff wellbeing.
Click to view resources from our Wellbeing Governor Campaign, which helps school governors to focus on physical health and wellbeing.