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Creating robust accountability
• A toolbox for governors
Pam Langmead
Essex Governors’ Conference 2014
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A renewed focus for governors
The significance of governing bodies’ role has in the past been under-valued. I have no doubt that governing bodies are the key strategic decision makers and vision setters in every school. They are also a key part of the overall system for school accountability. Governing bodies have a vital role to play in driving up school and pupil performance and ensuring that resources are used well to give every child the best possible education.
John Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for SchoolsGovernors’ Handbook January 2014
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Objectives of the session
To consider the various aspects that governors are accountable for and (some of) the tools available to help:
• Pupil achievement and progress • Quality of teaching • Pupil Premium • Finance• Health and Safety and the premises • Safeguarding • Ofsted • Parents• The Governing Body
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Pupil achievement and progress
Effective governing bodies hold their Headteacher to account for improving school performance by asking the right questions.
• How are you going to raise standards for all children?• How do we compare nationally and with similar
schools?• Which groups (pupils, year groups, subjects) are the
highest and lowest performing, and why? • How will we know things are improving?
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What tools do we use?
• Data
• Reports – internal and external
• The school Self Evaluation Form and the Development Plan
• Asking questions and seeing for ourselves
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Pay and Performance tools
• Performance management reviews – annual and interim meetings
• (Anonymous) reports from the headteacher/principal about performance – linked to appropriate pay decisions
• Policies – Pay and Performance Management
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Pupil Premium
• Do governors know the Pupil Premium allocation?• How does the school spend this money?• What is the impact of the funding?• How is this measured and reported to governors and parents?
Pupil Premium – analysis and challenge tool for schools - Ofsted 2013
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Finance
• Are we allocating our resources in line with our strategic priorities?
• Are we making full use of our assets?• Are other schools buying things cheaper or
getting better results with less spending per pupil?
• How can we get better value for money from our budget?
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Finance - tools
• Audited annual reports and financial statements
• External professional support• Benchmarking tool• Schools Financial Value Standard self-
assessment (maintained schools) • Costed school development and asset plans• Training and development for staff and
governors
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Health and Safety and the Premises – tools
• Health and Safety annual audits• Premises inspections• Checklists: premises, fire safety,
security, EYFS etc• Up to date policies• Regular training for staff
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Safeguarding - tools
• Nominated Governor for Safeguarding• Regular training and development for staff and
governors • Section 11 audit tool – being updated by ESCB• Annual Report to Governors • Regular item on Governing Body and
Committee meeting agendas
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Governing Body
• Skills audits• Evaluation tools• Review of structure and organisation• Governing Body Development Plan• Regular training and development• Accountability to stakeholders