School governors | Central Bedfordshire Council

Resources for school governors

There are different categories of governor:

Instrument of Government

Every governing body is legally required to have an Instrument of Government, a document recording the name of the school and the composition of the governing body. The governing body is responsible for its preparation and it must be approved by:

the foundation governors
any trustees
any appropriate religious body

Once the draft instrument has been approved, the governing body submits it to the local authority. The governing body with the local authority can review and change the instrument at any time.

Academy status

Information regarding academy conversion can be found on the National Governance Association's (NGA) website and on the DfE's website.

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 65.2KB) regarding academies.

Performance hub

The performance hub provides information on research and statistics, performance tables and Department for Education publications under the following headings:

Ofsted School Data Dashboard
Research and Statistics (RS) Gateway
In Your Area
Performance Tables
Raiseonline
Neighbourhood Statistics
Department for Education - Publications
Key Stage 4 (GCSE) interactive map
Fisher Family Trust (FFT) Online
Ofsted
Numbers on roll and forecasts
Lower schools analyses
Central Bedfordshire school performance page

Clerkwise

Clerkwise is an online service. It provides information on changes in governing body practice or new procedures under consideration, an archive of practical advice on a huge range of governing body tasks model policies for use by the governing body.

To access Clerkwise, please email gov.training@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

School Governor Qualifications and Disqualifications Disclosure Form (Word 43KB) - all new governors are required to sign this form at the time of their appointment. The form should be kept with the governor records.