Keep your governors up to date throughout the year
Preparation for inspection shouldn’t be a last-minute cramming session. The best way to make sure your governors are ready for Ofsted is to update them regularly on:
School development
- Your school’s strengths and areas for improvement
- Changes to your school since the last inspection, such as changes to procedures or policies in light of Ofsted feedback
- Self-evaluation and your school’s development plan
Funding
- How much targeted funding your school received (e.g. pupil premium, PE and sport premium):
- How it's spent
- The impact of the funding
- The financial security of your school
Safeguarding
- Safeguarding, inclusion and what your school has done to counter radicalisation and extremism
Data
- Your school's curriculum and performance data
- Your school's behaviour data, including:
- Attendance
- Sanctions, suspensions and exclusions
- Searches and confiscations
- (For secondary school governors): year 7 literacy and numeracy levels
Staffing
- Performance management of teachers (anonymised) and staff wellbeing
Relationships with parents and other stakeholders (e.g. if you're a
