Resources

This document has the most common abbreviations and acronyms used across governing bodies and schools.

Link: Download

This guide sets out the role and responsibilities of a school governor.

Link: Download

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.

Link: The Education Inspection Framework

This handbook describes the main activities undertaken during inspections of schools in England under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.

It sets out the evaluation criteria that inspectors use to make their judgements and on which they report.

Link: School Inspection Handbook 2019

The following top 10 planning checks are to support school and academy governors by providing information to help governors understand effective financial management. Governors can then use this information to make sure their school is efficient in managing its resources.

Link: Schools Financial Efficiency - 10 Checks for Governors

This guide explains the primary accountability measures, including how a school’s progress scores are calculated.

Link: Primary School Accountability

This guide explains the secondary accountability measures, including how a school’s progress scores are calculated.

Link: Secondary school accountability

Keeping children safe in education is statutory guidance from the Department for Education for schools and colleges who  must have regard to it when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Link: Keeping Children Safe in Education

The Governance handbook is guidance from the Department for Education. It sets out the government’s vision and priorities for effective governance.

Link: Governance Handbook

The knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for effective governance in maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trustsl

Link: Competency Framework