Reports to governors

Use our adaptable template to paint a clear picture to governors of absence and attendance in your school. Get governors up to speed on the common barriers to attendance, your approach to tackling them, and demonstrate impact.

Use our template and guidance to help you make sure your report covers the right level of detail for your trustees.

There's no statutory guidance on what you should report to your governors' finance committee. Find advice on what to include, use our template to set out your report, and find out what other information you could share alongside it.

See examples of headteachers' reports to governors based on the Ofsted framework.

Download our template to help you report to your board – it includes the topics you'll likely cover. Find out how to make sure you give your governors what they need to do their job well.

Download and adapt our template health and safety report, so you can give your governors oversight of the health and safety of pupils, staff and visitors.

Use our template to help you report to your governing board on how you support looked-after children (LAC) and previously LAC, and find links to more support for designated teachers.

Download our SEND report to governors template, which has space to record your school's SEND profile and progress information. See examples of reports from schools to help you decide what to include.

Know how to present anonymous staff appraisal reports and pay recommendations to your governing board, and download our templates to help you prepare this information.