Procedures and Guidance
Please find below a list of procedures, regulations and guidance that you will find useful in carrying out your role as a school governor.
School governance regulations and guidance
DfE Maintained Schools Governance Guide 2024
DfE Academy Trust Governance Guide 2024
Federations: guidance on the governance processes
Constitution and governance regulations
Constitution of Governing Bodies - Maintained Schools - Statutory Guidance
School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012
The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012
The School Governance (Federations) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013
The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc.) (England) Regulations 2007
The Pupil Referral Units (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2012
Governing body annual workplanner
LA Governing Body Annual Work Planner 2024-2025 (pdf, 328kb)
NGA Skills Audit
NGA Skills Audit - Single School 2024 (xlsx, 49kb)
NGA Skills Audit - Single School Dashboard 2024 (xlsx, 56kb)
NGA Skills Audit - Single School Word 2024 (docx, 750kb)
NGA Skills Audit - Trusts - 2024 (xlsx, 50kb)
NGA Skills Audit - Word Trusts - 2024 (docx, 948kb)
NGA Skills Audit - Trusts Dashboard - 2024 (xlsx, 57kb)
GB Self Evaluation - NGA and Southwark (docx, 84kb)
Link governor visits
NGA School Visits Guide April 2021 (pdf, 235kb)
NGA - School visits guidelines (doc, 43kb)
Children in Care - Guidance for Governors (pdf, 704kb)
Parent/Staff governor elections
LA - Parent Governor Election Procedure - August 2023 (docx, 49kb)
LA - Staff Governor Election Procedure - August 2023 (docx, 33kb)
Exclusions
DfE - The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 (pdf, 137kb)
Headteacher recruitment and performance management
NGA- Headteacher recruitment toolkit for maintained school governing bodies - April 2024 (docx, 786kb)
NGA - Headteacher performance management - A guide for maintained school governing bodies (pdf, 236kb)
Admissions
Premises
Good estate management for Schools
SFVS
Schools Financial Value Standards and Checklist Guidance
OFSTED inspection
Education Inspection Framework
Other useful documents and guidance
Best Practice for School Complaints
What maintained schools must publish online
What academies, free schools and colleges should publish online
What governing boards and headteachers should expect from eachother updated 2022
What multi academy trust boards and CEOs should expect from each other updated 2022