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The Governance Professional or Clerk will usually have a role in setting meeting agendas; whether it is to provide a template or draft agenda for the Chair and Senior Lead to review and add to or to check the final agenda before circulation with the meeting pack.
It is also useful for the Governance Professional or Clerk to have a role in setting the annual governance business plan. This is a document which can be built upon from agreeing meeting dates and key agenda items to deciding when monitoring and reporting will take place and policies approved.
Suggested key agenda items:
| Autumn 1 (September / October) Annual statutory requirements Code of Conduct and Terms of Reference Agree Link Governor roles Agree Annual monitoring cycle Audit preparation (Academy Trusts only) |
| Autumn 2 (November / December) Governor training and succession planning Website review Senior Leadership appraisal Ethos and values Final accounts submission (Academy Trusts only) Pupil premium statement |
| Spring 1 (January / February) and Spring 2 (March / April) Admissions arrangements Autumn term census data Senior Leadership mid-year appraisal Spring term census data School Financial Values Standard (SFVS) (maintained) and SRMSAT(Academy Trusts) Safeguarding Audit |
| Summer 1 (May / June) and Summer 2 (July) Next year’s budget + 3 year budget forecast Parent / staff / pupil survey Summer term census data Annual Governance Report Governance self evaluation, skills audit and succession planning |
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All our best
Ellie & the TSG Team
