Clerking training and resources

Clerking training

• Spring 2025 Governor Services Clerking Training programme (pdf format, 202 KB)

Resources

Guidance

• Maintained schools governance guide (GOV.UK)
• Academy trust governance guide (GOV.UK)

The documents above have replaced the Governance Handbook

• Supporting Chairs of Governing Bodies - A Framework for Action (pdf format, 199 KB)
• Clerks role in Ofsted (pdf format, 88Kb)
• Financial interests - Introduction and guidance
• Succession Breeds Success (.pdf format, 206 KB)
• School exclusion statutory guidance (GOV.UK). Also see pupil discipline on the Governing board work page.

Examples and templates

• Virtual Meeting Attendance model policy (.docx format, 115 KB)
• Example policy tracker (docx format, 68 KB)
• Business Interests template (docx format, 21 KB)
• Example agenda (pdf format, 228 KB)
• Example minutes (pdf format, 215 KB)
• Example confidential minutes (pdf format, 93 KB)
• Useful words for minutes (pdf format, 41 KB)
• Minutes checklist (pdf format, 43 KB)