Information for School Governors, Headteachers, Clerks and Support Staff
Access to up-to-date and reliable information is crucial for those involved in governing or managing our schools and for those working in them. But finding what you need to know to perform your job well can be frustrating and time-consuming. This is never more so than in times like this when there is a lot of change. Our aim is to help you with reliable information and independent advice that is targeted to your needs, is concise and is easy to use.
The current edition of The School Governors' Yearbook helps hard-pressed governors get on top of their tasks by explaining the many changes in education this year, describing what governors need to know about them, and guiding them as to where they can get detailed advice on specific tasks. It presents all this, with clarity and brevity, from the perspective of what governors need to know and do.
Clerkwise, our unique web-based service for clerks to governing bodies, keeps them up to date with information they need to support their governing bodies. Click on "About Clerkwise" to the left for details.
We have new editions of two popular guides to the governor's role: Being Strategic and Monitoring and Evaluation, both rewritten to address the issues introduced by the Education Act, the new inspection framework and other changes made by the government. School Self-Evaluation, Improvement and Inspection will soon be available to help all governing bodies with the new Ofsted framework.
For school governors and clerks
- to understand your main roles
- for guidance on key responsibilities
- for information and guidance on the tasks to be performed over the current school year
- for new governors and those thinking of becoming governors, wanting an explanation of what governors have to do
- for details of the duties and responsibilities of different types of governor (parent, staff, foundation, community, local authority)
- for help in planning the governors’ year.
For headteachers
- for guidance on working with your governing body, performance management or drawing up policies
For teaching assistants
- for explanations of what what a teaching assistant needs to know and do.