Involving and reporting to governors is an important aspect of subject leadership. Keep link governors and the wider governing body informed and up to date on the work you have understaken in your subject area as subject lead with these helpful templates. More subject leadership resources can be found on our website - Honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Navigating the complexities of IT systems can be challenging, especially with the renewed focus in Keeping Children Safe in Education on filtering and monitoring. Stay proactive with our Filtering and Monitoring Audit and Action Plan. Fully compliant with KCSIE 2023, you can assess where your school currently sits against the filtering and monitoring standards then create a plan to address any gaps or areas you’d like to improve. With this fully editable set of resources, you can find strategies to address any safeguarding concerns or risks, identify gaps in staff knowledge such as how to report online safety incidents and understand the technicalities you need when talking to your IT technicians or service providers. Our Filtering and Monitoring Audit and Action Plan empowers you to assess whether your current practices align with the DfE standards in filtering and monitoring, allowing you to ensure you’re keeping children safe online when they use devices in school and that you compliant with safeguarding expectations in the 2023 KCSIE. Don’t wait for an incident to happen – be proactive in safeguarding. Visit www.honeyguide-sls.co.uk today to learn more about our safeguarding resources and how we support DSLs and school leaders at all levels. For further support with safeguarding, you can download our Safeguarding Audit in our store or by visiting our website. You can find more resources by visiting www.honeyguide-sls.co.uk Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

If you’re unsure about the quality of SEND provision currently provided in your setting, a good starting point is a SEND Audit, followed up with a SEND action plan. This SEND Audit resource is broken down into categories, including SEN / SEND Code of Practice, Teaching and Learning and Meeting Individual Needs, so that you can assess the quality of the provision your setting provides. This resource is useful for a special educational needs and/or disabilities co-ordinator, as well as those line managing a SENDCo or for the senior leadership team to assess the quality of provision provided. This may also be a good tool to use with a SEND link governor or the wider governing body. This fully editable word document audit and action plan can also be used alongside our SEND Self-Evaluation Form. Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Looking to improve and refine your parent engagement and involvement? Wondering what you can do to further encourage parent engagement or want to know where your gaps are? This fully editable Parent Engagement Audit and Action Plan will walk you through everything you need to consider. Looking at increasing parent engagement -take a look at our checklist too! This audit and action plan form part of a larger pack on surveying school stakeholders, which you can download for £10 from our website Honeyguide SLS. For more resources, visit Honeyguide SLS. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

This handy bundle will support you, a member of your team or one of your governors or trustees to check your school’s website to ensure compliance with the statutory information that schools must publish online. Created from the DfE guidance documents of what schools must or should publish online for both maintained schools and academies, the 10-page editable checklist gives you the exact items that need to published depending on your type of school. This means you can work through the list and check your school’s website for compliance, noting down any actions that need to be taken or any out-of-date information. The accompanying guidance gives you helpful hints and advice on how best to conduct the check as well as information on the importance of having an up-to-date website as Ofsted will check this before they visit your setting. You can find further resources on our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

This Single Central Record (SCR) Compliance Bundle is ideal for DSLs, headteachers and school leaders who want to check their safer recruitment and record-keeping processes against the criteria outlined in Part 3 of Keeping Children Safe in Education. Fully in line with KCSIE 2024 and the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook (September 2024), this bundle will help school leaders and safeguarding lead governors to: Conduct checks on whether their Single Central Record contains information about the correct people, including staff members, trainee teachers, agency and third-party workers, volunteers and contractors Identify whether the correct checks have been conducted depending on the person’s role in school, including enhanced DBS checks, children’s barred list checks, Section 128 checks, right to work in the UK checks and other statutory and recommended checks Verify whether dates are recorded for all of the above checks Triangulate and confirm your SCR evidence by conducting a spot check into a staff member’s personnel file. The bundle contains two templates to support you in doing this. The Single Central Record (SCR) Overview Checklist and The Single Central Record (SCR) Spot Check. Further compliance and leadership resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk

This EYFS Learning Environment and Resource Audit Bundle is ideal for any early years leader who’s looking to explore how the learning environment and resources across their early years setting supports children’s early development. The Learning Environment Audit template walks you through different reflective questions about your areas of indoor provision, outdoor provision and how you structure your spaces and resources to support development in the seven areas of learning. This allows you to identify the current strengths of your EYFS spaces and rooms, and make a plan for any areas of development. The following types of questions are included - why not see if you can answer them about your setting? Are items and equipment labelled? Is this in a child-friendly font? Are photographs also used? Is furniture adapted for any children with special educational needs and/or disabilities? What natural materials are available for children to interact with and observe? What first aid provision is in place for the outdoor space(s)? Questions like these can help you critically reflect on your early years learning environment in order to makes changes to give your children the best possible experiences. Also included is an EYFS Resource Audit and Inventory template which covers the types of early years resources, furnishings and equipment that you might have. This can help you to identify any gaps in your resource stock as well as finding where old equipment needs replacing or updating. This template also allows you to consider different resource types, such as those that support different areas of learning, sensory and therapeutic resources, technology and digital resources, and health and safety equipment. Further EYFS resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk

This EYFS Self-Evaluation Bundle is ideal for any EYFS leader looking for a structured and guided way to evaluate actions, improvements and development points in their early years setting across the year. The EYFS self-evaluation form (SEF) template is carefully structured and is aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Handbook so you can evaluate your provision’s current strengths and areas for development based on a robust set of criteria, which include: Quality of Education, including Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact Behaviour and Attitudes Personal Development Leadership and Management Each of the above sections contains sets of reflective questions, allowing you to be critical and accurate in your early years self-evaluation. Alongside each section are ideas for where you can find multiple sources of evidence to back up your judgement. A further template - Quality of Education Self-Evaluation - is also included. This document allows you to dig deeper into the effectiveness of the teaching and learning that your early years setting provides, allowing you to RAG-rate your provision in different areas. This can then inform your next steps for improvement. Also included are the EYFS Ofsted Grade Descriptor Grids, which are fully aligned to the latest 2024 Ofsted School Inspection Handbook and which you can use to support your decision-making when self-evaluating your strengths and weaknesses. The editable EYFS SEF template and accompanying documents are ideal for new early years leads or those wishing to refine their EYFS SEF writing process. Often, these sorts of documents are kept - either digitally or paper-based - in an EYFS leader file. For further support with creating, building and organising an effective early years leader folder, this template along with many more are also included in our full EYFS Leader Folder Pack. Further EYFS leadership resources can be found on our website, honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Want to audit the cultural capital, enrichment and personal development opportunities available in your subject area and how you can enhance these? Including careers and British Values, you’ll be able to answer any questions from Ofsted or other professionals regarding these areas in your subject. Further subject leadership resources are available on our website - Honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Are you seeking to recruit a Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo) or applying for a SENDCo role? This comprehensive selection of over 50 example model questions is broken down into sections including safeguarding, leadership, working with others, communication, working with pupils, SEND co-ordination and target setting. Included, is examples of what to look for in an answer. These questions are useful for both those recruiting for the role and those applying for the role. Fully editable and in a format that’s ready to use, you can edit the questions to meet the requirements of your setting. If you’re looking for some inspiration for SENDCo interview tasks or wondering what they may entail, take a look at our other resources. For more resources, visit out website Honeyguide SLS Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Asking the right safeguarding questions can be challenging for school govenors who want to ensure the school is upholding its statutory child protection duties. It can be difficult to know what safeguarding questions to ask, what safeguarding data should be gathered, how to present this information to the full governing board and how to support and challenge the school on safeguarding. This handy template supports this process by providing questions that safeguarding link governors can ask when they conduct safeguarding visits in school. This resource is available on our website for £2 on Honeyguide SLS

Looked-after and previously looked-after children encounter various challenges that can impact their education, progress, wellbeing and school experience. Recognising these needs is crucial for school leaders and designated teachers so use this Looked-After Children Provision Audit; it will help you to identify the current strengths, weaknesses and gaps in your provision so you can best support the vulnerable pupils in your school. The audit resource guides you through key questions based on the following themes: Strategic and Administrative Factors - who is responsible for looked-after pupils? Staff and CPD - how can staff be trained to support looked-after pupils? Home-School Communication and Multi-Agency Working - how can schools best work with families, carers and other professionals, e.g. social workers and the virtual school headteacher (VSH), to support looked-after pupils? Inclusive Education - how can our curriculum best support looked-after pupils, pupils in care and previously looked-after pupils to learn, make progress and attain well? Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) - how can we support pupils who are looked-after and have additional needs or SEND? Pastoral, Physical Health and Mental Health Support - what do we have in place to support the social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) of looked-after, previously looked-after and vulnerable pupils? Admissions - how effective are our procedures for admitting and welcoming looked-after pupils to our school? Exclusions - how do we support young people in care to remain in school? Get this audit and action plan on our website Honeyguide SLS for £2.50 For more resources, visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk

This CPD forms include: CPD Self-Evaluation Form CPD Participant Evaluation Form Staff Career Development and Aspirations Survey CPD Report to Governors For more resources, visit out website honeyguide-sls.co.uk Our CPD Planning and Preparation pack includes these forms and so much more to ensure you effectively plan, prepare and deliver professional development opportunities. Available at Honeyguide SLS Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Looking for questions to use in pupil, parent, staff and governor surveys to find out their views? Look no further! This list of over 600 questions can be used to create your surveys with ease. Covering a large range of topics, including leadership and management, curriculum and quality of education, mental health and wellbeing, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, equality, diversity and inclusion, SEND and safeguarding. These questions also cover the aspects and areas Ofsted inspectors cover in their staff, parent and pupil surveys. Utilise the findings of these as evidence for how you are working with stakeholders, listening to and gathering their views and working together for school improvement. This fully editable word document resource also enables you to edit the questions straight away so that they can represent your setting most effectively. Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information. Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.

Example interview questions for teaching assistant TA and HLTA interviews, including tips on what to include in your response and answers to questions. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls. co.uk

Applying for the role of class teacher as an ECT or early career teacher? These example questions with suggestions for what to include in your response will support you as you prepare for the ECT interview process. More resources and support materials can be found on our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Looking to recruit Head of Year, Phase Leader or Key Stage Leader, or looking to apply for the role? This set of interview questions will support you with the interview process. It includes example interview questions with guidance on what to look for in the response, to help you feel prepared. Visit our website to find more Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Looking to recruit a school business manager or looking to apply for the role? This set of example interview questions with guidance on what to look for in the response, will support you through the process. Visit our website to find more Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk

Utilise these example DSL and safeguarding lead role interview questions with an outline of what to include in your response and answer during interview. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls.co.uk

Have you got a Head of Department interview coming up? These helpful example Head of Department interview questions include suggested responses for answers to help you prepare and succeed at interview. For more recruitment resources and guidance, visit our website honeyguide-sls.co.uk