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► Strategic Leadership

Culture, values and ethos – resources 

• Guidance - Governors' Confidentiality

• Protocol - Managing issues within the governing board

Decision making

• Terms of Reference - Teaching & Learning Committee

• Terms of Reference - Resources Committee

• Two Committee Structure Guidance

• Terms of Reference - Single GB (no committees)

Culture, values and ethos – resources 

• Leadership continuity

► Accountability

Governor school visits

• Governor visit template

• Informal governor visit template

• Governor Visits – Good Practice and Pitfalls

• Example Governor Visit Policy

• DSL Report to the Governing Board

• Prevent Risk Assessment Guidance 2018

External accountability

• Ofsted Grade Descriptors - Leadership & Management can be found in the School Inspection Handbook

Safeguarding Governor Information and updates

• Please click here to to find the most recent safefuarding newsletter.

► People

Governor recruitment

• Finding the gaps - guidance and template

Governor induction

• School information pack for new governors - template (was called Sample Governor Induction Pack)

Clerk recruitment and induction

• Clerk information can be found under the Clerk Support section

Governor retention and succession planning

• Succession breeds success: How to grow leaders in your governing board.

► Structure

School governor types and appointment - LA Maintained

• Parent governor election process

• Staff governor election guidance

• Associate member  - a guide

► Compliance

Statutory Information on a School Website

• The Key for School Governors

• The DfE website 

• ESCC Disclosure of Interests form for governors and staff

• Governor's Attendance Template

• Governing Board Register of Interest

Complaints

• Complaints Toolkit

• ESCC Model Complaints Policy and Procedure

School policies 

• ESCC Policy Review Cycle - Maintained Schools

• ESCC Policy Review Cycle - Academy Schools

► Evaluation

Managing and developing governing board effectiveness

• Governing Board Self Evaluation Toolkit
• Governance Reviews - Evaluating Effectiveness

► Clerk to governors support

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