Health and Safety Link Governor Support Pack

This adaptable pack is designed to support the effective governance of health and safety in schools. It contains the following three comprehensive resources:

1. Health and Safety Audit Questions for Governors and Trustees - This document is designed to allow collaboration between the H&S governor and key staff members in school, such as the premises manager, site agent, health and safety lead or headteacher. Containing 20 pages of questions, it helps governors and school leaders to evaluate their setting's current position, which allows further opportunities for growth to be identified as well as enabling the health and safety link governor or trustee to gain a deeper understanding about the school's current position. The audit could also be used by a school leader and then shared with the health and safety link governor afterwards; a helpful section on triangulating evidence is also included to support this approach. Once the audit is complete, an action plan template is provided, allowing you to document your next steps.
2. Health and Safety Report to Governors - This document is designed to support school leaders and the health and safety link governor to report to their full governing board. It contains sections for both health and safety data and commentary about the school's current position, giving all school governors insight.
3. Health and Safety Link Governor Role and Responsibilities - This document outlines the key parts of a health and safety governor's role and what areas of school governance they are responsible for. It can be used as-is or amended to reflect what your school needs from its H&S link governor. Either way, it's a helpful document that allows a new health and safety governor to understand what they need to do.

The resources in this pack are designed to support long-term strategic collaboration between schools leaders and the health and safety link governor, allowing for a full picture to be built and ensuring that the school is both safe and compliant.

A health and safety link governor - whether new to role or experienced but seeking further support - will find this pack extremely useful.

It will also support headteachers, trust leaders, governance professionals, chairs of governors or anyone else involved in building effective governance in school. School leaders or another governor can use the pack and its templates to provide a new or struggling health and safety link governor with the support they need.

This health and safety governor resource pack will help schools answer key questions such as:

• What are a health and safety governor’s roles and responsibilities?
• How can health and safety governors effectively evaluate the school’s procedures and policies?
• What questions should health and safety governors ask during audits?
• What data and insights should be included in a health and safety report to the full governing board?
• How can governors collaborate with school leaders to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance?

It'll also provide you with the structure and tools that health and safety governors need to understand, fulfil and excel in their role.

You may find our other governance resources helpful too!