Your role as a governing board
As a governing board, you'll be inspected under Ofsted's 'leadership and governance' evaluation area.
The sections below cover how Ofsted will inspect this area. You're not expected to know this information in great detail, but knowing the basics can help you hold your senior leadership team to account, which you are expected to do.
You'll meet with inspectors during an Ofsted inspection
Inspectors will meet with 'those responsible for governance' in your school. This means:
- Maintained schools: the board of governors
- Academies: the board of trustees – and if you employ a governance professional, they will also meet with them
The meeting may be virtual, for