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Free school governance tools for England

Advisory tools and focused checklists for school leaders, governors and business managers preparing for inspection, policy review and statutory publication checks.

Run a focused snapshot, review what was found and follow suggested next actions.

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England School Governance & Inspection Readiness

Turn a selected rule or guidance change into suggested policy, governance and inspection-readiness actions, with an advisory evidence trail.

  • Selected official and reference sources clearly separated
  • Suggested policy, governance and inspection actions
  • Named-owner and evidence prompts
  • No personal data requested
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School Website Readiness Checker

Run a first-pass snapshot against 32 publication checks for maintained schools and academies in England, with evidence and manual-check prompts.

  • 32 current DfE publication checks
  • Maintained-school and academy context
  • Evidence shown for each finding
  • Possible gaps and suggested next actions
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Free checklists

Smaller, printable reviews for specific governance tasks. Findings may need a manual check.

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School Inspection Readiness Checklist

Review policies, safeguarding records, governor evidence, finance oversight and access-pack preparation.

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Board Governance Compliance Checklist

Check meeting packs, minutes, decisions, policy approvals, finance records and action follow-up.

Open board checklist
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School Policy Review Checklist

Review required policies, review dates, governor approvals, publication status and evidence trails.

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Statutory School Policies Checklist

Check policy-register coverage, ownership, review dates, governor approvals and publication readiness.

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Edvance helps schools assign owners, track policy and governor actions, and maintain readiness evidence over time.

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