Year Planner Checklist for School Governors

The School Summer Holidays are almost over and a new school year is nearly upon us.


Below is a Year Planner Checklist from the DfE to plan the governor year ahead


Year planner checklist for School governors 


General tasks to be performed on a regular basis 


Key tasks


• Monitor school improvement plan


• Organise support and training for governors


• Arrange governors’ visits to the school


• Curriculum area reports


• Committee meeting


Statutory tasks


• Governing body meeting


General tasks to be performed any time throughout the year


Key tasks


• Complete asset management plan


• Induction of new governors


• Preparation for Ofsted inspection


• Receive friends/parents association report


• Review child protection policy


• Complete self-evaluation form


Statutory tasks


• Appoint clerk


• Review delegation of functions and committee structures


• Review terms of reference of committees


• Complete special educational needs report


• Complete school profile


Autumn term Key tasks


• Set dates of meetings for the year


• Set objectives for the governing body for the year


• Review public examination results/national tests


• Approve school improvement plan


• Receive head teacher’s report


• Review performance management policy


Statutory tasks


• Elect chair and vice-chair (and schedule next election)


• Decide committee structure, membership and terms of reference


• Review head teacher performance


• Review school charging policy, e.g. school trips


• Draw up freedom of information publication scheme


• Set pupil performance targets


Spring term Key tasks


• Agree curriculum plans for 2009/10


• Review school improvement plan progress


• Review equal opportunities policy


Statutory tasks


• Review pay policy


• Agree budget and staffing structure


• Agree school prospectus


• Publish proposals and admission arrangements for the following autumn


• Review special educational needs policy


Summer term Key tasks


• Review of governing body’s performance/procedures


• Review attendance of pupils / staff / governors


• Review pupil exclusions for the year


• Review school improvement plan progress


• Review governors’ visits


• Review careers advice


Statutory tasks


• Review the pay of teachers and staff


Taken from http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/y/year%20planner%20checklist%20for%20governors.pdf