Note on terminology: in this article we refer to higher-achieving pupils as 'more able' pupils, but your school may use other terms, such as 'most able', 'high prior attainers', 'high-ability' pupils or 'gifted and talented' pupils.
Your role as a governing board
In the same way as you'd monitor pupil progress in general, your role involves:
- Asking questions of your senior leaders (e.g. the 'more able' lead, if you have one) - see below for example questions to ask
- Looking at external and internal pupil progress data
- Looking at pupils' books - this isn't essential, but can be a useful form of evidence
Get more detailed information about how to:
Your board might have a link governor or committee
See this blog