The Governors' Inspection Guide is one of the supporting packages from Central Management Systems to accompany your risk assessment package.

There is a legal requirement for governors to carry out safety inspections at a school and give a report of their findings to the Head Teacher for action or discussion. Many governors or governing bodies however are a little uncertain about exactly what they should be looking for.

The aim of this guide is to clarify what they should cover during a safety inspection and the checklist assists during this process. It is not intended that this document be prescriptive and governors should feel free to adapt it, change it or use only the pages they feel are relevant for the inspections they normally carry out. Nor is this checklist exhaustive. It is not possible to give an exhaustive checklist that fits every school. This is why it is important to adapt it to fit your school.

Checklists for governors normally look only at physical items such as torn carpets which can cause someone to trip up. This checklist has gone further than this as it prompts the governors to ask questions about the schools safety management procedures. The information contained in the document and the checklist will assist governors to carry out a meaningful safety inspection of the school. This document will also greatly assist new governors or governors who have recently taken on the roll of health and safety.

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