Lincolnshire SCITT

Library of Key Resources

There are a significant and comprehensive list of documents available to Governors/Trustees. This is not an exhaustive list but will provide your Governing Board with a range of significant documents to help strengthen your governance arrangements.

Should you have any questions please contact your Leader of Governance, Teaching School or the Governor Support Line.

Please find below two relevant documents in relation to Covid-19, please click the titles of each document to access the resources:

Academies Statutory Resources 

For recruitment of Governors and Trustees - please refer to the recruitment section in this library

Academies Financial Handbook

Academy Websites checklist - what to publish?

Clerk Resources

For recruitment of Governors and Trustees - please refer to the recruitment section in this library

Chair and Vice Chair Form

Clerking Competency Framework

Clerk's Handbook

Clerk's Job Description

Full Governing Body Details

New Clerk Appointment Form

New Governor Appointment Form

Governor Information Form

Governor Resignation Form

Governance Monitoring Templates

Actions to Strengthen Governance Template

Attainment and Progress - Exceptions Report Example

Chair of Governors One-to-One Governor Meeting Template

Compliance and Governance - Exceptions Report Example A

Compliance and Governance - Exceptions Report Example B

Governance Development Needs Audit

Maintained Schools Including Federated Schools

Multi Academy Trusts

Single Academy Trusts

Maintained Schools Resources 

For recruitment of Governors and Trustees - please refer to the recruitment section in this library

Application for LA or Coopted School Governor Form

Appointment Process - LA Governor

The Constitution Of Governing Bodies Of Maintained Schools 2017

Maintained schools website guidance

Maintained Schools - The Constitution of Governing Bodies

LA Governor Skills Criteria form

Recruitment 

Academies:

Academy Ambassadors - Northern Region

Governing Board Self-Review | Skills audit and skills matrix - National Governance Association (nga.org.uk)

Maintained: 

Application for LA or Coopted School Governor Form

Appointment Process - LA Governor

LA Governor Skills Criteria form

Declaration Of Personal Interest

New Clerk Appointment Form

New Governor Appointment Form

Pecuniary Interest Template

Become a school governor: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/school-pupil-support/become-school-governor

Other Recruitment Resources:

Being Strategic - A Guide for Governing Boards

Future Chairs

Governor Recruitment Introduction

Inspiring Governance Recruitment

New Governors Induction Checklist

NGA Growing Governance Resource

Preparing your board for the future: A guide to succession planning

The Right People Around The Table

 

General Resources 

Being Strategic - A guide for governing boards

The Careers Strategy - A guide for secondary school governors

Clerking Competency Framework

Code of Conduct for School Governing Boards 2020

Competency Framework for Governance

Constitution Regulations Guidance Explained 2018

Data - Understanding your data, a guide for school governors and academy trustees

Full Governing Body Details

Governor Resignation Form

GDPR Data Protection and Processing Checklist for Governors

Governance Handbook

Governing Body Decision Planner DFE

Governors Annual Planner

NGA Skills Audit for Maintained Schools, Single Academy Trustees & Local Governing Board Members of MATs

NGA Skills Matrix for Trustees of MATs

NGA Growing Governance Resource Pack

NGA Model Code of Conduct

NGA Learning Link Flyer

NGA Learning Link Registration

Sample Committee Structure

Sample Register of Interests

SEND Governance Audit Tool

Wheel of Governance

Statutory Policies 

Keeping Children Safe in Education - Statutory Guidelines for Schools and Colleges

The School Governance (Constitution England) Regulations 2012

The School Governance Federation Regulations 2012

The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) Regulations 2013

Statutory Schools Policies

Useful Websites

DFE Website - School Governance

National Governance Association (NGA) Website

Academy Ambassadors

Diocese of Lincoln

Diocese of Nottingham

EEF - Education Endowment Foundation

FFT - Fischer Family Trust

ICO - Information Commissioner's Office

Inspiring Governance

IRMS Schools Toolkit

The Key for School Governors

Legislation.gov.uk

Lincolnshire Learning Partnership

Lincolnshire Teaching Schools Together

NFER - National Foundation for Educational Research

Perspective Lite

TheSchoolBus

Support tools for Self-Review/Peer-Review can also be used to evaluate the current effectiveness of the governance arrangements of the School/Trust.  To access these resources and guidance to support using these tools, please visit our website pages here. 

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