Management Plan
Cycle of Tasks and Responsibilities.
The governing body should have :-
• A cycle of policy reviews throughout the year
• Discuss governor training each term - Encourage new members to attend training
• Discuss governing body membership each term and forward plan to fill vacancies
• Have declaration of pecuniary interest(s) as a standing item on every agenda
Typical Agenda items for Autumn Term
- Conduct election of officers
- Agree meeting dates, times for year
- Review committee terms of reference
- Agree delegated powers
- Agree committee / focus group membership
- Elect committee chair people
- Update register of pecuniary interests (Governors and Associate Members)
- Ensure nominated governor(s) has completed Safer Recruitment training
- Approve annual safeguarding report
- Annual report on Governor Skills audit
- Agree topic(s) for Whole Governing Body Training
- Adopt School Self Evaluation statement
- Adopt School Improvement Plan
- Receive written head teacher’s report
- Receive Focus Group Reports
- Monitor progress on School Improvement Plan (SIP)
- Compare SAT’s results with targets
- Agree statutory Website compliance
- Receive report on issues raised by results and any action to address these
- Discuss performance data
- Discuss curriculum targets for external assessment
- Consider budgetary implications of number on roll, savings made and income generated
- Consider budget plans, including revisions, for next three years
- Review spending against budget plan and complete budget revision
- Review FOMSS audited accounts
- Receive Pupil Premium report
- Receive Sports Premium report
- Review Accessibility plan
- Report on health, safety and security
- Confirm salary points for teaching staff
- Receive report from Performance Management Panel on targets agreed with Head teacher
- Review performance targets with Head teacher and decide on any actions
- Agree performance targets with the Head teacher
- Review performance management policy
Typical Agenda items for Spring Term
- Review GB Membership / end dates
- Review progress against governing body targets
- Consider ASP KS1 and EYFS data
- Receive head teacher’s report
- Receive Focus Group Reports
- Plan expenditure for governor training
- Receive Budget report
- Monitor progress against school improvement targets
- Review Governor Handbook and appendices
- Consider budgetary implications of number on roll, savings made and income generated
- Consider budget plans, including revisions, for next three years
- Discuss the staff structure and management plan
- Monitor progress on Head teacher’s targets
- Discuss financial implications of PLASC return.(School Level Annual School Census)
- Discuss priorities for next financial year based on school improvement plan
- Discuss predicted pupil numbers for the next academic year and their budgetary implications
- Evaluate resourcing and budget control SEN
- Review pricing of Breakfast and Out of School Clubs
- Consider PLP feedback sheet
- Report on health, safety and security
- Review asset management plan
- Report any proposed amendments to the Strategic Plan
- Review financial procedures to ensure compliance with Schools Financial Value Standards (SFVS)
- Consider PLP feedback sheet
- Consider results of financial benchmarking
- Ensure compliance with Disability Discrimination Act
- Consider Emergency Plan
- Report on health, safety and security
- Report any proposed amendments to the Strategic Plan
- Safeguarding
Typical Agenda items for Summer Term
- Monitor progress on School Improvement Plan
- Review attendance targets and punctuality data
- Receive report on performance management
- Review governor training and receive report from Training Governor on value for money
- Discuss extended schools provision
- Consider report from Finance and Personnel Committee on compliance with Schools Financial
- Value Standard (SFVS)
- Review progress on improvement targets
- Review complaints about the curriculum
- Agree annual Statement of Impact
- Receive written Head teacher’s report
- Receive Focus Group Reports
- Discuss officers for next academic year
- Consult on availability for governing body meetings for the next year
- Conduct annual GB self-evaluation
- Review GB procedures
- Review arrangements for recruitment of new governors and their induction
- Review child protection arrangements
- Analyse and discuss attendance data
- Analyse and discuss exclusions data
- Note and agree dates for Professional Day closures
- Consider budgetary implications of number on roll, savings made and income generated
- Consider budget plans, including revisions, for next three years
- Discuss staff structure for next year
- Review grievance procedures
- Review capability procedures
- Receive an update from Head teacher on Performance Review progress
- Ensure procedures are in place to enable compliance with performance management regulations
- Identify and appoint members of Head teacher’s Performance Review Panel
- Review performance management policy
- Plan actions needed to ensure compliance with Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS)
- Report on health, safety and security
- Consider the impact of CPD on teaching and learning
- Consider PLP feedback sheet
- Receive report on the implementation of Race Equality policy
- Report on health, safety and security
- Review asset management plan
- Discuss initial SATs data