Be clear on your role as the link governor for inclusion, and find examples of questions you can ask to challenge and support your school leaders.

Your board is responsible for scrutinising your school's inclusion strategy, including how it uses its inclusive mainstream fund (IMF) allocation. Understand what the published strategy must include, and how to hold your leaders to account when scrutinising it.

KCSIE has been published for the 2026/27 academic year. Understand the changes and what your governing board needs to do.