What is a risk register for?
A risk register is a document that allows senior managers and the governing board to plan for, track and monitor key risks and risk controls for the whole school or trust.
Risk registers record the main perceived risks to an organisation's financial or strategic aims.
Don't use a risk register to assess risks for specific activities or to plan for emergencies. Instead, use a risk assessment or a critical incident/disaster plan. Get tips and find examples of critical incident plans.
Download our template
As an academy trust you must maintain a risk register, but there are no specified requirements for the format.
Our template is based on the Education and Skills Funding Agency's (ESFA) guidance on monitoring risk (see section 2.5), and work with our associate education expert Angela Browne. It's written with trusts in mind, but if you're a maintained school