Governance and inspection
Transcript of Governance and inspection
Mike Sheridan, Regional Director, London October 2016
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True or false?The governance handbook is only for the governors, headteachers, clerks and others with an interest in the governance of maintained schools.
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FalseThe governance handbook is also for members, trustees, local governors, principals, clerks and others with an interest in governance of academy trusts and multi-academy trusts.
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True or false?Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent is one of the three core functions of all governing bodies.
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TruePlus ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction and holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
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True or false?Boards should play a strategic role and avoid routine involvement in operational matters.
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TrueSchool leaders have the operational role.
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True or false?All governors should have an understanding of the financial cycle and the legal requirements of the school on accountability and spend.
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TrueAll governors should ideally have a basic understanding of the financial cycle and the legal requirements of the school on accountability and spend. But, the board should ensure it has at least one governor with specific, relevant skills and experience of financial matters.
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True or false?The headteacher decides the format regular reports to governors should take.
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FalseThe board, not the headteacher, should determine the scope and format of headteacher’s reports.
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Governance and inspectionMeeting those responsible for governance
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School inspection handbook, para 85Inspectors will always seek to meet those responsible for governance during the inspection. This will usually include maintained school governors or academy trustees (including sponsor representatives, where they exist). However, in a multi-academy trust, the board of trustees may have established a local governing body to which it may have delegated certain functions. In some other cases, there may be a local governing body that is wholly advisory, with no formal governance responsibilities delegated to it. Inspectors should ensure that meetings are with those who are directly responsible for exercising governance of the school and for overseeing its performance.
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School inspection handbook, para 86
The contribution of governors to the school’s performance is evaluated as part of the judgement on leadership and management. As with the meetings between inspectors and pupils, parents and staff, meetings with those responsible for governance should take place without the headteacher or senior staff.
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Governance and inspectionInspectors will consider…
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Keep pupils safe from dangers including
radicalisation
Challenge re progress of groups of
pupils
Challenge re primary
PE and sport
funding
Engagement with
parents, carers,
stakeholders and
agencies
Challenge re pupil premium
Challenge re Year 7 catch-
up funding
Fulfilment of core statutory
functions
Promote equality and
foster understandin
g
Challenge re
teaching, learning
and assessment
Commitment to own
development
Create a culture of high expectations, aspirations
and scholastic excellence
Use of performance management
School inspection handbook, para 141
Governance and inspectionInspectors will consider whether governors…
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School inspection handbook, para 148 work effectively with leaders to communicate the vision,
ethos and strategic direction of the school and develop a culture of ambition
provide a balance of challenge and support to leaders, understanding the strengths and areas needing improvement in the school
understand how the school makes decisions about teachers’ salary progression and performance
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performance manage the headteacher rigorously
understand the impact of teaching, learning and assessment to the progress of pupils currently in the school
ensure that assessment information from leaders provides governors with sufficient and accurate information to ask probing questions about outcomes for pupils
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School inspection handbook, para 148
School inspection handbook, para 148 ensure the school’s finances are properly managed and
can evaluate how the school is using pupil premium, Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium, primary PE and sport funding, and special educational needs
are transparent and accountable, including in recruitment of staff, governance structures, attendance at meetings and contact with parents
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Governance and inspectionGovernors, have you checked that…?
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your details are on Edubase all the required elements about governance are on your
school’s website the single central record up to date and that regular
checks are in place your scheme of delegation is published on your academy/
school’s website you have a full knowledge of the impact of pupil premium,
PE and sport and Year 7 catch-up funding in your school your evaluation of the school’s effectiveness is based on
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Governance and inspectionUseful references
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HMCI’s monthly commentary, November 201521st century governance needed for 21st century schools:www.gov.uk/government/speeches/hmcis-monthly-commentary-november-2015
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Changes in the 2016 school inspection handbooks:https://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2016/08/23/latest-school-inspection-handbooks-published/
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What maintained schools must publish online:www.gov.uk/guidance/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online
What academies, free schools and colleges should publish online:www.gov.uk/guidance/what-academies-free-schools-and-colleges-should-publish-online
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Statutory policies for schools:www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-policies-for-schools
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Ofsted on the web and on social mediawww.gov.uk/ofstedhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk
www.linkedin.com/company/ofsted www.youtube.com/ofstednews www.slideshare.net/ofstednews www.twitter.com/ofstednews
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