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Overview articles provide summaries of School Governors' key areas of responsibility along with access to relevant guidance, legislation and good practice where available.  They are a useful starting point for those new to governance.  They can all be accessed via the links below. You can also view them by clicking the Overviews button on the left-hand side of the screen, which allows you to order them by date or title  - or you can enter the relevant title in the Search box and select Search This Section:

14-19 Education and Training
Admissions
Allowances and Expenses for Governors
Appointing Staff
Attendance of Pupils
Behaviour and Discipline
Bullying
Categories and Roles of School Governors
Categories of Schools
Charging for School Activities
Checking Applicants
Child Protection
Children with Special Educational Needs
Clerk to the Governing Body
Collaboration and Federations
Committees of the Governing Body
Complaints
Constitution of Governing Bodies
Curriculum
Education Act 2002 and its Impelementation
Education of Young People in Public Care
Effective Governance
Equal Opportunities and School Governors
Extended Schools
Gender and race and their affect on achievement
Governing Body
Government Initiatives
Governor Support and Resources
Governor Training
Governor Visits to the School
Health and Safety in Schools
Home School Agreements
ICT in Schools
Ofsted Inspections
Performance Management
Providing Information
Pupil Exclusion
Pupil Health and Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs
School Capital Funding
School Finance
School Improvement and Development
School Meals and Nutritional Standards
School Organisation
School Security
Schools Causing Concern
Staffing
Standards
Standing Orders and Terms of Reference
Teachers' Pay and Conditions in England and Wales