Health and safety report to governors: template

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.

Last reviewed on 19 October 2023See updates
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Contents
  1. Check what your board would like you to include
  2. Download and adapt our template to suit your board's needs 

Check what your board would like you to include

You need to provide your governing board with the information it needs to do its job well. This means that you need to agree on the scope and format of the report with your governing board. 

This is explained on page 28 of the Governance Handbook (see paragraph 25).

In addition, ask your governors to specify a format for reports before you produce them. This avoids governors later asking for changes to the formatting of a report.

Download and adapt our template to suit your board's needs 

It covers topics such as: 

  • Accident and incident reporting 
  • Insurance claims 
  • Premises issues and development 
  • Staff training 
  • Health and safety priorities 
  • Risk registers
  • Health and safety audit
  • Public health incidents
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Our associate education experts Louise Burke and Steve Ward helped us to create this template.