Minutes

Getting the minutes right is essential to your role as a clerk/governance professional. Read our top tips for taking and writing up notes, then use our handy template and checklist to save valuable time.

As a clerk/governance professional, learn how to send, amend, approve and file the minutes (including committee minutes) for maintained schools and academies.

Understand how to make minutes confidential and what to do if you've had a breach. Get to grips with the rules around releasing confidential minutes to Ofsted inspectors or in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

Use our list to check over the minutes from meetings. Make sure you feel confident that nothing has been missed or misinterpreted before you approve them.

Understand expectations around publishing meeting minutes on your school website, and what the requirements are for making minutes available.