This section contains resources and useful information for Governors.
A guide to the law for school governors
- Schools causing concern - statutory guidance
- Governance handbook
- School website legal requirements
- Statutory guidance: Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools
- Statutory guidance: Home-school agreements
Behaviour and discipline
- Behaviour and discipline in schools: A guide for headteachers and school staff
- Behaviour and discipline in schools: Guidance for governing bodies
- Use of reasonable force - Advice for headteachers, staff and governing bodies
- Screening, searching and confiscation - Advice for headteachers, staff and governing bodies
- Preventing and tackling bullying - national guidance
- Preventing and tackling bullying - Oxfordshire
- Dealing with allegations of abuse against teachers and other staff: Guidance for local authorities, headteachers, school staff, governing bodies and proprietors of independent schools
Community facilities powers
- Introduction and Guidance (.doc format, 711Kb)
- Proposal Form (.doc format, 107Kb)
- Consultation with OCC Personnel (.doc format, 138Kb)
Freedom of Information
Governing body organisation
- Child protection checklist (.pdf format, 21Kb)
- Corporate Manslaughter Guidance for Schools and Governors (.pdf format, 32Kb)
- FAQs (.pdf format, 14Kb)
- Good Practice in Developing an Allowance Policy (.pdf format, 95Kb)
- Monitoring your school's budget (.pdf format, 503Kb)
- GLM Standing Order (.doc format, 819Kb)
LA policy
- Fair Access Protocol (.doc format, 147Kb)
- Cllr Waine letter to all LA governors May 2009 (.doc format 533Kb)
- LA Governor Briefing 1 on Raising Achievement (.pdf format, 28Kb)
- LA Governor Briefing 2 - Narrowing the Gap (.doc format, 51Kb)
- What it means to be a LA Governor (.pdf format, 31Kb)
- LA Governor Briefing 3 - Spring 2011 Moving from 'Satisfactory' to 'Good' (.pdf format, 50Kb)
- LA Governor Briefing 3 - Spring 2011: Cllr Michael Waine letter to Governors (.pdf format, 47Kb)
Ofsted
- Framework for School Inspection 2013
- The Evaluation Schedule is contained in the School Inspection Handbook
- Ofsted subsidiary guidance
- What to do in case of (no notice) inspection (.pdf format, 39Kb)
- Ofsted and Inspections - Briefing papers and Ofsted guidance
- Sir Michael letter to headteachers (doc format, 182Kb)
Other resources
- Community Cohesion (.doc format, 23Kb)
- Employing Apprentices in Schools (.pdf format, 672Kb)
- Legal Liability Insurance (.pdf format, 27Kb)
- Workforce Reform for a 21st Century School: a brief for governors (.pdf format, 281Kb)
- Governor Briefing - Young Carers in our schools (.pdf format, 97Kb)
Archive
- Customer Service Excellence - Final Report August 2009 (.pdf format, 108Kb)
- Governors 14-19 Session 2006 (.ppt format, 982Kb)
- Introduction to the National Primary Strategy 2006 (.pdf format, 68Kb)
- Make the most of your School Improvement Partner 2009 (.doc format, 50Kb)
- Raising Standards and Improving Outcomes for children under 5 article 2007 (.doc format, 30Kb)
- Strategic Governance Article 2006 (.doc format, 25Kb)
- The 21st Century School: Implications and challenges for Governing Bodies (Report from the Ministerial Working Group on School Governance) 2010 (.pdf format, 762Kb)
- 2005 SEF compared with 2009 - pilot 2009 (.pdf format, 48Kb)
- Further advice re KS2 SATs industrial action by NAHT/NUT - HR notification forms 2010 (.doc format, 26Kb)
- NAHT/NUT SATs - HR Notification Form 1 2010 (.xls format, 152Kb)
- NAHT/NUT SATs - HR Notification Form 2 2010 (.xls format, 159Kb)
- KS2 SATs Tests - letter to Chairs of Governors for Primary Schools 2010 (.pdf format, 71LKb)
- KS2 SATs Tests - Background Briefing 2010 (.pdf format, 21Kb)
- Performance management and pay (pdf format, 456Kb)
- Proforma Annual Report to Governors on LAC (doc format, 49Kb)
- Programme summary pages (pdf format, 191Kb)
- Progress KS2 2012 for schools December 2012 (pdf format, 144Kb)
- Specified information to be published on a school website (pdf format, 172Kb)