Documents, forms, policies and useful links

Essential Documents for Governors

• Advice on Governor Virtual Meetings
• DBS checks for governors in maintained schools - March 2016
• Declaration of Interest form
• Disqualification & Eligibility for Governors - updated May 2018
• Governance Handbook
• Governing Board Diagnostic Self-Evaluation Tool
• Governing Body Skills Matrix
• Governor Skills Audit
• Governors Year Planner - Example
• The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools - August 2017
• The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012
• The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012
• The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013
• Sample Proforma for Committee Meetings
• What maintained primary schools must publish online - Sept. 2022
• What maintained secondary schools must publish online - Sept. 2022Opens new window

Appointment of new governors

• Associate Member Commencing a Term of Office form (Sept. 2018)

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• Governor Commencing a Term of Office Form (Sept. 2018)

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• Governor Record Form (Sept. 2018)

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• Governor Vacancy Form (Sept. 2018)

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• Parent Governor Elections - Guidelines - May 2018

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• Staff Governor Elections - Guidelines - September 2017

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Complaints against Schools

The Department for Education's guidance on dealing with school complaints - Best practice advice for school complaints procedure 2020

Policies

The DfE list of policies and other documents that governing bodies and proprietors of independent schools are legally required to hold: Statutory policies for schoolsOpens new window

Our guidance on drawing up policies for your school: Good Practice - School PoliciesOpens new window

Policy and forms for Governor Allowances