Model policies, documents and guidance

The following guidance documents, model documents and policies have been provided for schools. Policies and model documents have been fully consulted on and are recommended to schools for adoption with or without amendment.

Guidance documents

• Model School Complaints Procedure (PDF, 526KB)
• Parent Governor election process (MS Word, 74KB)
• Staff Governor election process (MS Word, 116KB)
• Maintained Nursery Provision - Charging for Early Years Childcare (PDF, 256KB)
• Guidance on Writing a Safeguarding Policy (MS Word, 341KB)
• Guidance for Governors on Conducting a Meeting to Review an Exclusion (PDF, 14KB)
• Cheshire East's Health and Safety Policy (PDF, 118KB)
• School Workforce - Legal Duties for Governing Bodies (PDF, 77KB)

Model policies/procedures recommended for adoption

• Model Policy on Governor Visits (PDF, 23KB)
• CE Governors' Charter - Update September 16 (MS Word, 40KB)

Governor role descriptions 

• Training Liaison Governor role description (PDF, 29KB)
• Cared for Children Governor role description (PDF, 26KB)

Other useful documents

• NGA School Self Evaluation
• Annual Report to Governing Bodies (MS Word, 74KB) Safeguarding Issues added 10 February 2010
• Governor Pecuniary Interest Declaration (PDF, 267KB)

Finance documents

• The Scheme for Financing Schools (PDF, 498KB)

 Local Authorities are required to publish their Schemes for Financing Schools, setting out the financial relationship between the Local Authority and the schools they maintain.

Any amendments to schemes must be consulted on with all schools and be approved by the Schools Forum. The scheme detail is effective from 12 June 2015.

The document should be referred to by school staff, and Governors may find it useful to refer to periodically. This document is often referred to during finance training.

• The Budget and Accounting Essentials (PDF, 1.2MB)

This is a handbook for use by school staff to help them to understand coding, Consistent Financial Reporting and other funding such as pupil premium and capital grants. 

Governors may find this handbook useful and help them to understand the school’s budget.

This document is often referred to during finance training.