Link Governor Questions Support Pack

Effective link governors ask strong questions and this pack gives them the tools to do exactly that. Each set of structured questions supports a different link governor role, giving governors a practical starting point for exploring their area in depth, collaborating meaningfully with school leaders and fulfilling their strategic responsibilities with confidence. Whether you’re supporting new governors or strengthening the skills of your board, these resources help shift governors’ questions from operational to genuinely strategic.

You’ll get:

• Attendance and Behaviour – structured questions to support governors in exploring attendance systems, behaviour culture, policies and practice
• Curriculum, Early Reading and EYFS – questions covering curriculum intent, implementation and impact, early reading and phonics, and EYFS provision
• Safeguarding, SEND and Inclusion – questions across safeguarding, SEND, equality and accessibility, and pupil premium and disadvantaged pupils
• Finance, GDPR and Health and Safety – questions to support governors in evaluating financial management, data protection and H&S compliance
• Staff, Pupil and Community Wellbeing – questions to help governors explore staff workload and wellbeing provision across the school

All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them to reflect your school’s context and needs.

To support a specific link governor role, these questions are also available in our individual link governor support packs. These packs include the relevant questions plus a report to governor templates and a role and responsibilities document. Find more governance resources on our Honeyguide-SLS website.