Useful information for school governors

Information and advice for school governors is available here.

A copy of a briefing paper on the Education White Paper 'Higher standards, better schools for all' is available to download below:

Note: The above document is in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need a suitable reader to view it. A reader can be downloaded free from the Adobe website (full instructions for downloading the reader are provided on the site

More information:

• A Guide to the Law for School Governors 2004.
• Chairs' handbook.
• Parent/Staff Governor Election Guidance (new constitution).
• Personnel policies.
• North Lincolnshire Council's education development plan.
• North Lincolnshire Council's education plans and policies.
• GovernorLine is the free professional helpline offering e-mail and telephone support to school governors, clerks and individuals involved directly in the governance of maintained schools in England.
• NLAGB Constitution. North Lincolnshire Association of Governing Bodies works independantly to offer support and advice to governors locally.

Many governing bodies have drawn up a code of conduct to clarify what they expect of governors.

The aim of the attached draft code is to provide governors with a clearer understanding of their role and to provide a framework for them to carry out their duties effectively.

The attached draft code (in word format) provides a guideline only for those governing bodies wishing to have a policy in place.