Clerking training
- Autumn 2023 Governor Services Clerking training programme (pdf format, 131 KB)
- Spring 2024 Governor Services Clerking training programme (pdf format, 256KB)
Resources
Guidance
- Clerking competency framework and governance handbook (GOV.UK)
- 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.
Elections and appointments
- Chair and Vice chair election procedures and FAQs (pdf format, 216 KB)
- Parent Governor election procedures - revised Sept 2022 (docx format, 117 KB)
- Staff Governor election procedures - revised Sept 2022 (pdf format, 119 KB)
- Associate members of the board FAQs (pdf format, 40 KB)
- New Governor induction checklist (pdf format, 241 KB)
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)