What can you find in the Advice section on the Governors Cymru website?

FAQs / ADVICE

• Appointment of headteacher
• Chairs
• Clerks
• Committees
• Complaints Procedures
• Composition of the governing body
• Disciplinary Procedures
• Documentation
• Election / appointment of governors
• Finance
• General
• Governing bodies and COVID-19
• Governors
• Inspections
• Meetings
• Minutes
• Monitoring Role
• Training
  
  

CASE STUDIES

GOVERNOR GUIDES

• Managing Confidentiality
• Working Together
• Appointment of Headteachers / Deputy Heads
• Election and appointment of governors
• Governors and Finance
• Link Governors
• Model Governing Body Committee Structure / example terms of reference
• Preventing Bullying – Practical guidance for governors
• Self-Evaluation
• The Role of the Chair
• The Role of the Clerk
• The Use of Performance Data
  
  

RESOURCES

• How to deal with complaints effectively
• How to use skills effectively within the governing body
• School Websites
• How to ensure your governing body develops excellent practices
• Virtual Governing Body Meetings – Useful Tips and Information
• Mentoring
• Governors and The General Data Protection Regulation
• Wellbeing Toolkit
• Preparing for the Autumn term
• The School Prospectus
• Register of Business and other Interests
• The Governing Body and School Improvement
• How to make your meetings more effective
• The Governing Body – An Effective Team
• How to challenge effectively – Practical tips
• Governors and Social Media
• List of Policy Documents and Statutory Documents
• Principles of Conduct for School Governors
• Jargon Buster
• Promoting and Supporting Effective Pupil Participation – The Role of Governors
• Roles and Responsibilities of School Governing Bodies in Wales
• School Uniform and Other Costs of Schooling
• Governors’ Annual Report to Parents
• Pupil Participation, Associate Pupil Governors and School Councils
• The Critical Friend
• The Role of the School Governor
• Parents’ Meetings
• Procedures for Whistleblowing in Schools
• Top tips for governors
• Parental engagement – the role of the governing body
• The Strategic Role
• Information for new governors
• Role of the vice-chair
• Categories of governors
• Governing Body Skills Audit / Questionnaire
• Headteacher’s Report to Governors
• Top tips for clerks
  
  

POLICIES

• Policy Documents and Statutory Documents
• Virtual Meeting policy
• Governor Induction Policy
• Protocol for Governor Visits
  
  

HANDBOOK

EBULLETINS

CLERKS INFORMATION

• Governor Guide on the Role of the Clerk
• Governor Guide on the election and appointment of governors
• Model Governing Body Committee Structure and Examples of Terms of Reference
• Top tips for clerks
• Helping your governing body to be effective
• Information for new governors
• Structure of agendas
• First meeting of the year
• Writing minutes
• Minutes to demonstrate the governing body’s challenge and support role
• Schedule of work
• Preparing for the Autumn term
  
  

SELF-EVALUATION

VIDEO CLIPS

CONVERSATIONS