Useful documents and templates for schools and governing boards

We’ve created a range of documents to help support schools and governing boards:

Documents for schools

• School lockdown guidance
• Business continuity and emergency planning
• Guidance on altering the timings of the school day

Available on request to subscribing schools:

• Framework School Complaints Procedure 
• Parent Code of Conduct 

Documents for governing boards

• Model code of conduct for governing bodies
• School governance: A practical guide
• Guidance on holding staff governor elections
• Guidance on holding parent governor elections
• Oversight of governance at schools maintained by Birmingham City Council
• Briefing note Induction for those who govern in maintained schools, nurseries and academies
• Briefing note Role of the Safeguarding Governor
• Briefing note Role of the SEND Governor

Available on request to subscribing schools:

• Publishing governors details and the register of interests on the schools website 
• Payment of governors' allowances example 
• Sample Terms of Reference for a GB Collaborative Agreement
• Briefing note on the role of the training and skills link governor