For schools in England
A joined-up workspace for governance, policy, board oversight, finance and inspection readiness in UK schools.
Practical prompts for induction, oversight and annual review.
Understand trust-wide accountability and delegated activity.
Record ownership, approval, review and publication evidence.
Follow the current governance guides and material updates.
Review current DfE publication topics and evidence.
Organise governance evidence without predicting an outcome.
Prepare decision-ready papers for governors and trustees.
Plan the agenda, evidence, decisions and follow-up.
Free governor checklists for meetings, policies, safeguarding, inspection, finance, websites and MAT oversight, with a practical annual calendar.
Use this KCSIE 2026 readiness checklist to review staff reading, safeguarding policy, DSL training, filtering, SCR evidence and board oversight.
Understand MAT governance structure: members, trustees, local committees, executive leaders and how the scheme of delegation connects their roles.
School building compliance checklist for governors covering estate responsibilities, statutory controls, assurance evidence, risk and board oversight.
Prepare for DfE assurance and compliance reviews in England with a practical governance, finance, policy and safeguarding evidence checklist.
Understand governor, chair and committee roles in England, with practical meeting, finance and oversight guidance and clear distinctions for academy trusts.
Connect approved policies to the correct public version.
Keep governance evidence organised and ready to explain.
Organise evidence and possible follow-up before inspection.
Manage review dates, owners, approvals and publication.