The headteacher’s report to governors is essential for providing the governing body with the necessary information about the school to make informed strategic decisions, ultimately enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities. Utilise our Headteacher’s Report to Governors to ensure you share the appropriate information each term to keep governors up to date. This fully editable word document template enables you to share information such as pupil numbers, staffing, attendance, SEND, safeguarding, behaviour, welfare, quality of education and more in an easy to read and digest format. Our full 2025 Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit our website for further information. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Designed for headteachers, SENDCos, pastoral leads and senior leaders, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting on SEND and inclusion to your governing board without having to build a report from scratch. You’ll get: SEND and Inclusion Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, 15-page editable Word document covering: SENDCo and SEND governance arrangements the SEND school profile and data by need type including communication and interaction, cognition and learning, SEMH and sensory and physical needs referrals and assessments including EHCP timescales and annual reviews the graduated approach and identification of need progress and attainment by key stage compared to non-SEND peers interventions and support across all four areas of need TA and LSA deployment attendance and exclusions for pupils with SEND SEND funding allocation and impact including EHCP top-up funding and pupil premium pupil voice and parent and carer engagement transitions across all stages including post-16 and into adulthood local area partnership and local offer work with external agencies including educational psychology, SALT, OT and CAMHS inclusion across broader groups, specialist staff training and SENDCo capacity policy review dates a strengths and areas for development evaluation including governor questions and challenges All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to your school’s context and reporting cycle. Ideal for headteachers, SENDCos, inclusion leads and senior leaders preparing termly or annual SEND and inclusion reports to governors. Further reports to governors can be found on our Honeyguide-SLS website.

A practical SENCO APDR and leadership evidence pack for primary SENCOs, inclusion leads, SLT and governors. This pack helps schools organise classroom-level SEND evidence, APDR review information and leadership summaries without creating unnecessary paperwork. It is designed for SENCO discussions, APDR review cycles, inclusion evidence, leadership reporting and governor-level summaries. What’s included: Editable Word DOCX files Print-ready PDF files Master APDR record SENCO/governor summary Optional strategic RAG scoring sheet Documents included: 10 Master APDR Record 14 SENCO Governor Summary 15 Optional RAG Scoring Strategic Only This pack helps staff and leaders: Keep APDR evidence in one place Record barriers, adjustments, actions and review evidence Summarise patterns for SENCO, SLT or governors Avoid unnecessary pupil-level detail in leadership summaries Use RAG information cautiously for strategic pattern spotting Support evidence-informed inclusion discussions This is useful for SENCOs and school leaders who want clearer SEND evidence without turning every classroom issue into a paperwork maze. Please note: These documents are also included in the full Learnella Include SEND Audit & APDR Toolkit. This resource is not a diagnostic tool, legal document, inspection grading tool, risk assessment or safeguarding procedure. It supports reflective inclusive practice and classroom-level evidence gathering.

Involving and reporting to governors is an important aspect of subject leadership. Keep link governors and the wider governing body informed and up to date on the work you have understaken in your subject area as subject lead with these helpful templates. More subject leadership resources can be found on our website.

Designed for headteachers, school business managers and SLT, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting on school finances to your governing board without having to build a report from scratch. You’ll get: Finance Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, editable 10-page Word document covering: pupil numbers and funding impact a summary of the current budget including income, expenditure and reserves in-year budget monitoring with variance analysis a three-year financial forecast detailed income and expenditure breakdowns pupil premium allocation, strategy and impact spending aligned to school priorities and value for money benchmarking against similar schools using the DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool a procurement and contract register a financial risk register SFVS and compliance checks a summary and evaluation section including recommendations for the governing board and governor questions and challenges All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to your school’s context and reporting cycle. For further reports to governors, visit our Honeyguide-SLS website.

A policy and process/report form that will guide governors through visits and ensure they are carried out in a professional, evaluative and sensitive manner. Designed to gather key strategic information that will contribute effectively to school self evaluation.

Designed for headteachers, deputy heads and behaviour / pastoral leads, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting behaviour data and strategy to your governing board without having to build a report from scratch. You’ll get: Behaviour Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, 10-page editable Word document covering: exclusions, suspensions and behaviour sanctions bullying and discriminatory incidents behaviour by pupil group behaviour incidents by category and year group attitudes to learning behaviour policy review dates behaviour strategies and interventions multi-agency partnership work behaviour survey feedback a strengths and areas for development evaluation, including a dedicated section for governor questions and challenges All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to your school’s context and reporting cycle. Further reports to governors can be found on our Honeyguide SLS website.

Designed for headteachers, deputy heads and attendance leads / attendance champions, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting attendance data and strategy to your governing board, without having to build a report from scratch. You’ll get: Attendance Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, 9-page editable Word document covering: whole-school attendance data attendance by pupil group and year group year-on-year comparisons session-by-session analysis CME and alternative provision tracking attendance improvement strategies multi-agency partnership work known barriers to attendance a strengths and areas for development evaluation, including a dedicated section for governor questions and challenges All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to your school’s context and reporting cycle. Further governor reports can be found on our Honeyguide SLS website.

Designed for headteachers, deputy heads, curriculum leads and subject leaders, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting on individual subject provision to your governing board without having to build a report from scratch. You’ll get: Subject Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, editable 8-page Word document that can be used for any subject. The subject report covers: curriculum intent including subject rationale, key concepts and evidence base short and long-term subject improvement priorities pupil progress and attainment data by group including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND assessment approaches and gap analysis achievements and staffing updates quality of teaching and subject monitoring including learning walks and book looks, reading and vocabulary and oracy in the subject SEND and inclusion including adaptive teaching strategies staff and pupil feedback subject CPD and staff meetings link governor visit summaries a strengths and areas for development evaluation including governor questions and challenges All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to any subject and your school’s reporting cycle. Further reports to governors can be found on our Honeyguide-sls website.

Designed for headteachers, school business managers, site agents and premises leads, this ready-made template gives you a clear, structured starting point for reporting on health and safety compliance to your governing board without having to build a report from scratch. You’ll get: Health and Safety Report to Governors Template – a comprehensive, 10-page editable Word document covering: a health and safety summary and site update fire evacuation drill records and fire risk assessment dates the named H&S governor visit summary a statutory compliance checklist covering fire, legionella, asbestos, electrical testing, PAT testing, gas safety, lift inspections, playground equipment, COSHH and educational visits asbestos management including contractor briefing, water safety and legionella control RAAC mitigation incident and accident reporting and RIDDOR analysis insurance and liability claims premises issues and development staff training including first aid and fire warden educational visits and EVC management health and safety priorities and concerns infection control and public health incidents health and safety monitoring and inspections staff well-being and occupational health strengths and areas for development evaluation including governor questions and challenges All sections are fully editable so you can adapt the template to your school’s context and reporting cycle. Further reports to governors templates can be found on our Honeyguide-SLS website.

Speaking and Listening Lesson for KS4 Speaking and listening preparation. Students act as the board of governors for a school.

An example form to be filled in by Governors when they carry out their visits. This provides concrete written evidence towards school improvement for Ofsted etc. Preview shows top part of the document.

An annual safeguarding report to governors has a dual function: It generates a report for the governing body, allowing them to monitor the school’s safeguarding practices and ensure adherence to the statutory guidance outlined in the KCSIE 2024. It enables the governing body to verify that the school is fulfilling its safeguarding obligations and provides supporting evidence for Ofsted inspectors during assessments of safeguarding practice. Utilise our Annual Safeguarding Report to Governors to ensure you share a summary of appropriate safeguarding information each year to keep governors up to date. This fully editable word document template enables you to share information such as DSL, safer recruitment, staff training including prevent duty, information on new starters, volunteers and visitors, single central record (SCR), policies and procedures, curriculum and online safety, referrals and multi-agency work and more in an easy to read and digest format. Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit our website for further information. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Example report for governors with some pointers of advice about what to include. The page has an example how to display numerical data and analyse it.

An editable document that outlines a scheme of delegation for a primary school governing body.

Jimmy Governor Handout Handout activities Include: Text Overview Student Questions Page Source Analysis Template – can be used for pictures or used to work with the overview text. 2 KWL Templates Scroll/Coin/Stamp and Book cover template pages Brain Break Activity Word Search Template Extension Task Template

Jimmy Governor Word Search

This handy 18-page editable document (.docx format) is designed to help school finance governors to support and challenge their setting’s headteacher, principal or academy head when planning and setting the school budget. It contains reflective questions to be used in a constructive dialogue in the following areas: Budget planning Budget risk factors, contingency and compliance Income School improvement Contracts and benchmarking Staffing Pupil numbers and class sizes Pupil premium and SEND Deficit and recovery planning (use if applicable to your setting) Budget variation For each question, there’s space to note any discussion outcomes as well as the evidence you’ve gathered to support budget planning decisions. It can be used by both maintained schools and academies where governors or local board members support the academy’s headteacher to plan the budget. Whether you’re a finance link governor, the chair of a governor finance committee or a school leader looking to support your governors, this checklist allows you to work collaboratively and ensure that governors are fulfilling one of the governing body’s core functions of ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.

A simple frame that is compliant with the required information to be published on the school website.

Lesson 7 on what happen when Columbus return to the Caribbean and how successful he was as a Governor.

Governing bodies are responsible for the provision of school food and play a crucial role in creating and embedding a great school food culture. The School Food Plan, in collaboration with the National Governors’ Association, has produced guidance to support governors in championing a whole school approach to food and help create a culture and ethos of healthy eating. It is designed to be used alongside other School Food Plan resources including the Headteacher Checklist and What Works Well website.