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 boards
- Supporting high standards of 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
