Governor and trustee pack templates
Get your governors or trustees up to speed quickly with our template governor packs. Give them all the essential school and trust information and policies they need, right at their fingertips. We've also included a customisable school-on-a-page (SOAP), including a top-level version for MAT trustees.
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This governor pack template is aimed at:
- Maintained school governors
- Local governors on local governing bodies (LGBs)
- Trustees in single academy trusts
If you're a trustee in a multi-academy trust (MAT), click on the 'MAT trustees' tab above for your own version of this template.
Download the governor pack template
- Follow the instructions on the cover page
- Make any changes highlighted in yellow
- Insert/adapt information as you need
- Share with your governors at the start of each year and with new governors as part of induction
KeyDoc: governor pack template
Download the school-on-a-page template
You might want to include a school-on-a-page (SOAP) in your governor pack – a quick snapshot of where your school is at the beginning of the term or year. You can include your own, or use our customisable template:
KeyDoc: school-on-a-page template
Policies – most policies will come from the school leadership, but there are a few
- Finance glossary
- Finance training for school governors
- Governance basics glossary
- Governor development plan template
- How to induct a new governor or trustee effectively
- Induction training for governors
- Keeping a record of governor training
- Mentor to a new governor: role
- Ofsted glossary for governors
- Performance data glossary
- Safeguarding training for governors: guidance
- Safer recruitment training: statutory requirements
- SEND glossary
- Staffing and HR glossary
- Training for governors
- Who’s who in your school: cheat sheet
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