20 questions
This survey invites the School Governing Body to consider how well they are doing against a range of indicators.
Back Preview Get SCROLL to use this template| Name | Text of question | Type of answer | Further notes | Data source | Mandatory? |
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| q1 | We have completed a skills audit to inform the specification we use as the basis of governor appointment and interview. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q2 | We understand our roles and responsibilities, including what it means to be strategic. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q3 | We have a professional clerk who provides legal advice and oversees the governing board’s induction and development needs. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q4 | The size, composition and committee structure of our governing board is conducive to effective working. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q5 | We make use of good practice from across the country. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q6 | We carry out a regular 360° review of the chair’s performance and elect the chair each year. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q7 | We engage in good succession planning so that no governor serves for longer than two terms of office and the chair is replaced at least every six years. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q8 | The chair carries out an annual review of each governor’s contribution to the board’s performance. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q9 | Our vision looks forward three to five years, and it includes what the children who have left the school will have achieved. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q10 | We have agreed a strategy with priorities for achieving our vision and with key performance indicators against which we can regularly monitor and review the strategy. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q11 | Our strategic planning cycle is effective in driving the governing board’s activities and agenda setting. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q12 | We listen to, understand and respond to our pupils, parents and staff. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q13 | We make and publicise regular reports on the work of the governing board to our parents and local community. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q14 | The Governing Body ensures that the school benefits from collaboration with other schools and other sectors, locally and nationally. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q15 | We understand the school’s performance data (including in-year progress tracking data) so we can properly hold school leaders to account. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q16 | Governors regularly visit the school to get to know it and to monitor the implementation of the school strategy. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q17 | We regularly review our poicies and monitor their effectiveness. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q18 | We know how effective our staffs' performance management is, and that it benefits the school. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q19 | Our financial management systems are robust and enable us to ensure best value for money. | List of choices | Yes | ||
| q20 | We know how much the school has improved over the last three years, and what our contribution has been to this improvement. | List of choices | Yes |