Governing board work for link governors and committees

• Annual Schedule of Governing Board Business 2024-254 (pdf format, 800 KB)
• Running a school or college: list of information about running a school or college including e.g. admissions, governance, statutory policies and guidance - GOV.UK

Governor monitoring

• Governor monitoring visit template (docx format, 225 KB)
• Example Governor Monitoring Plan (July 2025) (docx, format, 33KB)

Attendence

• Working together to improve school attendance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Complaints procedure

• School complaints procedures: guidance for schools - GOV.UK

Cyber Security

"Governing bodies need to understand the considerable damage cyber security attacks can cause to their schools. At least one governor should complete cyber security training." DfE Maintained Schools Governance Guide

• Cyber security in schools: questions for governors and trustees
• Cyber security training for school staff

Equality Act 2010

• Equality Act 2010: guidance - GOV.UK
• Equality Act 2010: advice for schools - GOV.UK
• Public Sector Equality Duty - GOV.UK

Freedom of information

• Information Commissioner's Office
• Access to data and information

Health and safety

• Health and safety
• Health and safety in schools: Information and guidance - GOV.UK

HR policies and procedures

• Policies, procedures and guidance

PE and sport premium

PE and sport premium for primary schools

Pupil discipline

• Anti-bullying: Information and guidance
• Behaviour and discipline in schools: guidance - GOV.UK
• Exclusion and Reintegration Team
• Suspension and Exclusion documents

Pupil premium

• Pupil premium: research and information  
• Pupil premium: funding and accountability for schools: guidance - GOV.UK
• The EEF guide to the Pupil Premium

Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education

• Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education guidance - GOV.UK

Safeguarding children

• Safeguarding overview for governing boards (pdf format, 106 KB)
• Safeguarding: Information and resources Information and resources about safeguarding provided by the OCC Education Safeguarding Advisory Team (ESAT).
• Keeping children safe in education: guidance - GOV.UK
• Prevent duty training: Learn how to support people vulnerable to radicalisation - GOV.UK

School uniform

• Cost of school uniforms - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

SEND

• SEN and disability duties: guidance for school governing boards (GOV.UK)
• Equality Act 2010 and disabled pupils: A guide for governors and trustees (Council for disabled children)
• SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years (GOV.UK)

Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts

• Statutory policies for maintained schools (GOV.UK)
• Statutory policies for trusts (GOV.UK)
• Example policy tracker (docx format, 68 KB)

Website

• What maintained schools must publish online: guidance - GOV.UK
• What academies free schools and colleges should publish online: guidance - GOV.UK