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

FAQs / ADVICE

• Appointment of headteacher
• Chairs
• Clerks
• Committees
• Composition of the governing body
• Disciplinary Procedures
• Documentation
• Election / appointment of governors
• Finance
• General
• Governors
• Meetings
• Minutes
• Monitoring Role
• Training
  
  

CASE STUDIES

GOVERNOR GUIDES

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

RESOURCES

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

POLICIES

• List of Policy Documents and Statutory Documents
• Governor Allowances Policy
• Governor Induction Policy
• Protocol for Governor Visits
• Registration of Pupils Policy
• School Session Times Policy
• Virtual Meeting policy
  
  

HANDBOOK

EBULLETINS

CLERKS INFORMATION

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

SELF-EVALUATION

TIPS AND STRATEGIES

VIDEO CLIPS

CONVERSATIONS

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