Free online training modules, useful documentation and links to statutory guidance
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Governing board self-evaluation (free NGA resources, recommended in the Governance Handbook)
- Governing board self-evaluation - National Governance Association (nga.org.uk)
- Skills audit and skills dashboard - National Governance Association (nga.org.uk)
Planning the work of the governing board
- OCC annual schedule of governing board business 2022-23 updated Dec 2022 (pdf format, 698Kb)
- Model Standing Orders 2022-23 (docx format, 49Kb)
- Model code of conduct for governing boards - National Governance Association (nga.org.uk)
Business (pecuniary) interests
- Declaration of business interests form (docx format, 37Kb)
- Summary of business interests of the full governing board (docx format, 40Kb)
Governor Monitoring
Safeguarding
- Safeguarding overview for boards (pdf format, 106Kb)
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (gov.uk link)
Statutory guidance links
- Governance handbook and competency framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- School governance regulations 2013 (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Maintained school governance - structures and role descriptors (publishing.service.gov.uk)
- Schools: statutory guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- The Seven Principles of Public Life - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)