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    • DES Support for Schools through the coronavirus outbreak
    • Our Mission, Aims and What We Offer
    • The DES Team
    • Our Diocesan Schools
    • Vacancies
    • HR & Recruitment
    • School Support Partners
    • Other Information
  • Services
    • Academies
    • Admissions
    • Governance
    • Buildings
    • Finance
    • School Improvement
    • Leadership >
      • Leadership Vacancy Notification
      • External Advisors and Mentors
  • Catholic Education
    • Resources for Prayer and Learning
    • Shared Resources from Diocesan Schools
    • RE LIVE
    • Primary
    • Secondary
    • Chaplaincy
    • Section 48
  • Training and Events
Governance
​Voluntary Aided Schools

Application Documents

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Foundation Governor Application Form

​Appointment of Foundation Governors - ​Procedures and Guidance.

​Catholic Schools and the Definition of a 'Practising Catholic' 

Key Governance Documents For Voluntary Aided Schools

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Governor Induction Checklist 
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Governance of a Catholic School
​Important information clarifying roles and responsibilities including those of the Bishop and Trustees, Diocesan officers and the governing body and foundation governors

​Time off from work for governor duties


​School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 
Notes concerning these latest regulations written by CES lawyers are provided here

Governor Elections in Catholic Voluntary Aided Schools 
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Code of Practice for governing bodies
This document includes discussion prompts for a governing body to develop their code of practice. 
Development document
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Example document



Model Procedure for Suspension of a Governor 

Draft Instrument of Government 

Examples of constitution models 

Making a Variation to the Instrument of Government 
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