Governor welcome pack

To welcome new governors onto the governing board you should:

• Contact the new governor prior to their first meeting. Find out if they have any questions or concerns that you can help them with.
• Meet the new governor for his/her first meeting and show them where the meeting is held, location of toilets etc. Introduce him/her to the governing board formally so it can be minuted.
• Encourage new governors to enrol on the "Training for New Governors". Full details of our training courses can be found here: Governor training courses
• Give the new governor a copy of the Governor Welcome Pack (Dec.2024)

Other items to include with the Welcome Pack:

• The school's Instrument of Government
• Maintained schools governance guide
• Academy trust governance guide
• List of members of the governing board, including name, category of governor (parent, staff etc), date of appointment and (if agreed) telephone number
• The governing board's agreed procedures or standing orders
• List of the committees and working parties of the governing board, with membership and terms of reference
• Calendar of governing board and committee meetings; school terms and holidays: and major school events for the current school year
• Staffing structure of the school, showing names of teachers and other staff, subjects taught and other responsibilities
• School prospectus
• School development plan, or summary if one exists
• Inspection reports (Section 5 and SIAMS)
• List of statutory and non-statutory policies adopted by the governing board and information on how copies of these may be obtained
• Minutes of the two most recent meetings of the governing board
• A plan of the school, if available
• The name of a suggested 'mentor', if the governing board has adopted such a system of support for new governors
• Governors username and password for Schoolsnet - available from the school administrator
• A link to the Governor training courses available for governors, clerks and headteachers