Minutes

A clerk's guide to producing minutes Getting the minutes right is essential to your role as a clerk. Use our minutes template and advice on taking and writing up notes, and our checklist for checking the minutes, to help you do this.
Amending and approving draft meeting minutes Our guide for clerks on amending draft minutes, recording the changes and filing the minutes.
Committee meeting minutes: procedures What are the procedures for signing and distributing minutes from committee meetings? We look at the regulations on agreeing, signing and distributing committee meeting minutes in maintained schools. We also relay good practice advice for academies, who can decide their own procedures.

How to handle confidential minutes from meetings Understand when and how to make minutes confidential and what to do if you've had a breach. You'll also learn when and how to release confidential minutes under the Freedom of Information Act.
Minutes checklist for chairs and headteachers Use this to check over the minutes from meetings. It will help you spot errors and be sure your clerk hasn’t missed anything out.
Publishing governing board minutes online Read this article to find out what's required and what's best practice when publishing meeting minutes on your school website.

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