Governor Training Autumn 2014 Preparing Governors for Inspection Damian Cunningham Director of Schools Diocese of Shrewsbury Department of Education

Diocese of Shrewsbury Department of Education Items to Be Covered Changes to Framework which impact on Governance Documentation needed in relation to Governance Topics that will be covered in Governors’ Interview Mock Interview Feedback Action Plan

Changes to Framework for Governors Diocese of Shrewsbury Department of Education The September 2014 School Inspection Handbook (which replaced the previous Inspection Handbook and the separate Subsidiary Guidance) lists a number of documents and other pieces of information that schools should be able to provide when an inspection is taking place. This includes documented evidence of the work of governors and their impact and any reports of external evaluation of the school, such as any review of governance.September 2014 School Inspection Handbook

Diocese of Shrewsbury Department of Education What Documentation? minutes of FGB and committee meetings – clerking arrangements minutes any reports from governors with delegated responsibilities (eg checking that the single central record has been maintained) a governors’ visits and training log, governors’ written feedback from visits to schoolvisits to school training sessions / conferences attended, skills audits, external reviews of governance (whether “recommended” by Ofsted, the LA or the academy trust, or commissioned by the GB themselves),.

What Documentation? formal self-assessment of the GB’s effectiveness (eg the 20 Key Questions, or the Modern Governor Health Check),20 Key Questions response to such reviews and self-assessments, the governors’ own code of conduct, materials prepared for Governor Mark assessmentGovernor Mark The key word is, of course, the evidence of IMPACT, not the documentation itself. Diocese of Shrewsbury Department of Education

Topics For Interview Diocese of Shrewsbury Department of Education 1.Strengths and Weaknesses 2.Data 3.Pupil Premium 4.Governor Visits 5.Appraisal 6.Strengths and areas for Development of the Governing Body 7.Challenge and support 8.Communication with stakeholders 9.Improving Outcomes 10.Safeguarding 11.Statutory duties

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