Service Provision

Service Description

The Clerking Service will be provided by a fully trained Governance Professional, who will be in attendance in good time before the start of the meeting, except in exceptional circumstances, and will bring all necessary documentation;
the core SSA provides a clerking service for three full governing board meetings;
committee clerking services are available at an extra cost;
the Development, Training and Support Services will be delivered through:
- a comprehensive induction programme for new governors;
- arrangement of bespoke governing board development/training; and
- provision of area-specific information.
the clerk to the governing board will be fully trained to undertake the role;
the clerk will have a good understanding of the different roles of governing boards and headteachers;
the clerk will have a good understanding, awareness, appreciation and the ability to advise on governing board procedures, education legislation, guidance and legal requirements;
the clerk will have highly developed literacy skills in order to produce concise minutes as legal records of meetings; and
the clerk to the governing board will ensure that there is liaison with the appropriate officer or nominated service when dealing with staffing and pupil issues.

Initial training of appointed clerk(s);
remote support service via telephone and email;
termly Quality Assurance visit during the first year, including one to one support; and
annual Quality Assurance visit during the second and subsequent years, including one to one support.