·         The Chair will contact you before the meeting and welcome you onto the board. The chair will answer any questions you may have and allocate you a mentor.

·          The Head of school will arrange a time, mutually convenient to you both, for you to have a tour of the school. The tour will give you an opportunity to see the school as a governor

• Key Paperwork for you to read. You will be asked to sign to say you have fully understood and agree to the information below
• code-of-conduct-2021-2022
• governor handbook 2017 (1)
• Competency framework for governance 2017
• confidentiality  agreement 2021-2022
• Lead Governors Roles 2021-2022
• Terms of reference for the Governing Board 2021-2022

• KCSIE_2021_September 2021
• CH Child protection policy 2021-2022
• prevent policy
• DBS Disclosure Policy
• governor visit
• Whistle Blowing Policy

Forms you are required to fill in as a new governor. Information gathered will be stored with the clerk and the relevant authorities where a statutory duty is being for filled.

• Register of Business Interests
•  Skills Audit
• DBS Check

Please supply identification to the administrator in school along with 2 references. An enhanced DBS check will be required for all governors to serve

• Eligibility to Serve

Declaration of Eligibility Maintained Schools   

The Clerk will supply the below information

•  Babcocks (form H)
•  Edubase
• Website -portfolio

You will find this information in the governor section of the website. Some formation is updated for every meeting and will be supplied to you 7 days before the meeting commences

• ·         SIP
• ·         Ofsted report
• ·         Governance review
• ·         Budget monitor
• ·         Minutes to last meeting
• ·         Governor action plans
• ·         School Newsletter

·         Babcock support               https://www.babcockldp.co.uk

Babcocks will contact you once they receive your personnel information

• ·         Safeguarding and child protection training
• ·         Prevent Online
• New Governor Training through Babcock’s

See governor training