School improvement planning

Your governing board should approve the school improvement plan (SIP) every year. Understand the process, what to look out for and what questions to ask.

Find advice about financial and non-financial KPIs, including examples of key performance indicators for maintained schools and academies. Learn how to use them effectively alongside your school improvement plan (SIP) or strategic plan.

There's so much information to know as a governor that it can be tricky to know where to start. Download our checklist to understand the key information you should know about your school and where to find it.

Strategic plans can take different forms. See examples of strategic plans from a range of schools and download our strategic plan template to help you write your own.

Get to grips with the purpose of a self-evaluation form (SEF) and what you're meant to do with it. Also understand the difference between the SEF and the SIP.

Learn about school improvement plans (SIPs) and your role in creating, approving and monitoring them. Use our flowchart to keep track of where you are in the process as you move through the academic year.