Welcome New - Leadership Update /Clerks’ section Example agenda items term 5/6 Clerks Briefing Term 5/6 –Constitution and regulation changes –Policy Update –Calibrations for appeals panel – (Pay) –Keeping Children Safe Extra Support for Governors Dates of Training and important information Barriers/Clerks National Training

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Leadership Update – New address leadershipupdate.rbwm.org.uk Agenda and Government legislations Leadership and Management Quality of Teaching Behaviour and Safety Achievement Ofsted New - Safeguarding New - Clerks resources - best practice Schools Bulletin New Children Services key contacts

Example Agenda Term APOLOGIES To receive apologies. 2. NOTIFICATION OF ANY OTHER BUSINESS To note any late item of business, not on the agenda, which any governor wishes to raise and to decide whether the urgency of the matter is such as to warrant consideration at this meeting. 3. DECLARATION OF BUSINESS INTERESTS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST To give governors the opportunity to declare any new business interest or potential conflict of interest arising from the agenda for the meeting. 5. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING To confirm the minutes of the Autumn Term meeting held on date MATTERS ARISING To consider any matters arising from the previous meeting not covered elsewhere in the agenda. 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES To receive the minutes of the following meetings of the Standing Committees:

Example Agenda Term 5-6 /Continued HEADTEACHER’S REPORT To receive the report from the Headteacher.- to include: exclusions for the year attendance Review school improvement plan progress SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN/SEF To receive a report on the School Development Plan and the Self Evaluation summary. Any current priorities should be reviewed BUDGET RATIFICATION – Maintained Schools Formal budget approval for the year CHAIR’S ACTION To report any urgent action taken by the Chair (Vice Chair) in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 8 of The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances)(England) Regulations OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Review of governing body’s performance/procedures Review governors’ visits Review careers advice – secondary Schedule the headteachers Performance Appraisal DATES/TIMES OF FUTURE MEETINGS To note the dates/times of future meetings of Committees and the Governing Body ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS (Items to be raised under ’Any Other Urgent Business’ must be notified to the Chair and/or Clerk to the Governors in advance of the meeting)

Also For Consideration 1.Admission Arrangements for 2014/2015 and 2015/16 (Aided & Foundation) 2.Health & Safety Monitoring Report 3.Ofsted alert or information 4.School Prospectus? 5.Policies (depending on school cycle) On the Finance Agenda 1.Recommendation of annual budget planning for coming financial year (unless this is delegated to the Finance Committee, in which case the committee can ratify) 2.Ratification of annual budget planning for coming financial year (if this is delegated to the Finance Committee) 3.Schools Financial Value Standard annual self-assessment. 4.Review/ Approval of Reconciliation statement/financial update/virements 5.Benchmarking: staffing (best practice is to review a different area each term) 6.Year end report of financial year income and expenditure 7.Forward financial plan (at least 3 years) 8.Consideration of annual budget plan, clearly linked to a costed School Development Plan & Asset Management Plan 9.School Private Fund update 10.Trading accounts update – e.g. catering operation, Breakfast Club, childcare

Briefing Proposed changes to the school Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 – Page 1 Statutory School Policy – Page 3 Pay Policy and Appeals (calibration agreement) – Page 3 Keeping Children Safe – Page 5

Extra Dates and Information Curriculum Briefing – Moor Hall, Cookham Thursday 1 st May 2014 – 7.00pm _ Fully booked Revisiting Leadership Structures, Pay, Appraisal and Pay Progression in the light of the 2014 STRB Report - – Moor Hall, Cookham 9 th May 9.00 – Governors welcome – Cost £85 Safer Recruitment Training – Moor Hall, Cookham 13 th May 2014 – 7.00pm Governors welcome – Cost £65 NCTL Efficiency Workshop – Moor Hall, Cookham Friday 20 TH June 2014 Governors’ Annual Conference – Moor Hall, Cookham Wednesday 18 th June 2014 Speaker: David Cameron – Few Spaces Left NCTL Chairs Development Programme – Moor Hall, Cookham – Cohort 3 Unit 1 – Thursday 16 October 2014 Unit 2 – Thursday 15 January 2015 Unit 3 – Thursday 7 May 2015 Performance Appraisal – Jubilee Suite, Dedworth Middle School - Date to be confirmed – Term 6 New web address - rbwm-education.rbw.org.uk

Barrier/National Clerks Training On tables discuss what you feel are the barriers in your role!  Clerk as administrator (meeting preparation, meetings and minutes)  Clerk as information manager (including ICT support)  Clerk as adviser (legislation and advice, including procedural advice, advising on an agenda and policy, procedures and advice)  Clerk in action (based on doing the job and mentor support).