Set up a panel
Governing boards in maintained schools are required to carry out their headteacher's annual appraisal, and must follow the appraisal regulations.
Academies don't have to follow these regulations, but it's good practice, as explained in the Department for Education's model appraisal policy (page 4).
The model appraisal policy suggests you appoint a group of 2 or 3 governors to serve as appraisers (page 7). In this article we refer to the group as a panel, but they're also known as a committee.
A panel with 3 governors is ideal as this allows for a good balance of views, according to our associate governance expert Tony Cook. This also ensures you have enough 'untainted' governors to hear an appeal if necessary.
Decide who to appoint
External adviser
Maintained schools must appoint an external adviser to support and guide the panel through the appraisal process.
Academies aren't required to appoint an external adviser, but it's good practice to do so.
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