Resources to support leaders and governors

On this page you will find links to websites and documents that may prove useful to school leaders and governors in carrying out their roles in our Catholic schools.

If you are aware of a resource you find particularly useful and feel it would benefit others to also have access then please let us know so we can consider adding it to this site.

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Links to useful websites – please click on the relevant button.

Key Guidance for Leaders and Governors

Below you will find links to key documents that will support leaders and governors in carrying out their role and also in evaluating their effectiveness. Further support can be found by visiting and searching the main government, and CES and websites.

A very useful site, with lots of resources and information to support governors, is the website for the National Governance Association (NGA), it is well worth bookmarking (www.nga.org.uk).

  • Annual Provision Plan – Template
  • Being a Foundation Governor – FAQ
  • Being a Foundation Governor or Director
  • Being a Governor – FAQ
  • Bishops’ Memorandum
  • Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth: Nomination Form
  • CES Annual Self-Evaluation Form
  • CES Applicant’s Declaration
  • CES Guidance: Governance of a Catholic School
  • CES Model Code of Conduct for Schools and Academies
  • CES: Being a Foundation Governor
  • CES: Governance of a Catholic School
  • CES: Governors Skills Audit
  • Competency Framework for Clerks
  • DFE Guidance and Resources for Academy Trust Governors
  • DFE Guidance and Resources for Local Authority Maintained Schools Governors
  • Diocesan Directives
  • FAQ – Catholic Schools
  • FAQ – General
  • Financial Glossary
  • Foundation Governor Recruitment Article – ‘Are you Being Called to Serve?’
  • GDPR Glossary
  • Glossary of Sen Terms
  • Glossary on Governing Body/Governors
  • Governance Handbook for Academies (DfE)
  • Headteacher Recruitment – Diocesan Guidance
  • NGA Glossary of Governance Terms
  • Nomination Form – Guidance
  • Possible Advert
  • Prayer and Liturgy Directory
  • Prayer and Liturgy Policy – Model Policy Template
  • RE Directory
  • RE Directory – SEND Guidance
  • Relationships and Sex Education Guidance (September 2019)
  • Staffing/HR Glossary
  • Template for Induction Policy