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COVID-19 resource hub: governing your school during coronavirus
Your school is now open to all pupils
Most schools reopened on 8 March for all pupils.
You can read our summary of the reopening guidance, and you'll find the detailed guidance from the DfE here.
Stay on top of the latest announcements
DfE guidance continues to change regularly. Click the 'save for later' star in the upper-right-hand corner of this article to be notified of all the changes.
Get on the path to a new 'normal'
In the coming weeks, you should plan to:
- Start scheduling any complaints or exclusions procedures that were delayed during partial-closure
- Go back to your regular monitoring activities
- Prepare for an uptick in safeguarding concerns
- Keep an eye on financial deadlines:
- The deadline for maintained schools to submit the Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) has been extended to 28 May
- The deadline for academies to file their accounts return with Companies House is 31 May
- Keep monitoring your school's contingency plan for remote learning for those pupils who are shielding or self-isolating. Note that your school's now required to publish information on its remote learning provision to its website
Carry on with business as usual:
| Carry on with your board and committee meetings | |
| Monitor your school | |
| Make wellbeing a priority | |
| Stay on top of school finances | |
| Keep up with your recruitment and induction efforts |
If you need a new headteacher: If you need a new governor or trustee: |
Help us guide you and boards like yours
Tell us what you need help with, or how you're working with your school right now to overcome challenges, at enquiries@thekeysupport.com. We'll do our very best to support you. And we'll share the best of how schools and boards are working together under these difficult circumstances to help guide others.
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