Oxfordshire Governor Services Toolkit

Governing board self-evaluation

These free National Governance Association (NGA) resources are recommended in the Governance Handbook (GOV.UK).

• Governing board self-evaluation questions (nga.org.uk)
• Governing board skills audit and diversity indicators audit form (nga.org.uk)

Planning the work of the governing board

• Oxfordshire County Council annual schedule of governing board business 2023-24 (pdf format, 780 KB)
• Model standing orders 2023-24 (docx format, 50 KB)
• Model code of conduct for governing boards - free resource (nga.org.uk)

Business (pecuniary) interests

• Declaration of business interests form (docx format, 37 KB) 
• Summary of business interests of the full governing board (docx format, 21 KB)

Governor monitoring

• Governor monitoring visit template (docx format, 56 KB)

Safeguarding

• Safeguarding overview for boards (pdf format, 106 KB)
• Keeping children safe in education (GOV.UK)

Statutory guidance (GOV.UK)

• Governance handbook and competency frameworks
• Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools
• School governance regulations 2013 (roles, procedures and allowances)
• Maintained school governance - structures and role descriptors
• Schools: statutory guidance
• The Seven Principles of Public Life