Start Point: New To Headship
This free, editable checklist maps out your key priorities and tasks for your first weeks and term in the role as headteacher. It'll give you a clear, grounding starting point when everything is competing for your attention at once.
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Start with the free checklist above, then explore the School Evaluation and Improvement Pack - a comprehensive set of tools to help you quickly get to grips with your school's strengths, priorities and improvement needs from day one.
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From the full Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack to the Ofsted Phone Call Preparation Pack, Case Sampling Support Pack and the Role of the Nominee Support Pack, our inspection resources help you and your team approach the call with clarity, confidence and well-organised evidence.
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Our individual audit packs cover every Ofsted evaluation area and more. Grab them individually or save time and money with the Complete School Leadership Audit Pack, which brings all eleven audits together in one purchase.
I need to support my governing body
From individual link governor packs covering safeguarding, attendance, SEND, pupil premium, finance and more, to the Link Governor Audit Support Pack and Reports to Governors Template Bundle, our governance resources help your governors ask better questions and support your work more effectively.
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🔒 Fully aligned to the 2025 Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit
Understand Ofsted's case sampling approach and prepare your school with confidence using this comprehensive support pack.
Case sampling is central to how Ofsted evaluates inclusion during inspections, with inspectors closely following approximately six pupils throughout the inspection to understand their experiences, the support they receive and the progress they're making. This pack gives you the practical tools and guidance you need to understand this process, identify eligible pupils in your school and conduct your own case sampling as part of your monitoring cycle.
You'll get:
☑️ Complete guidance on Ofsted's case sampling process – Understand which pupils are eligible, how inspectors gather evidence and what happens during the planning call and inspection activities
☑️ Templates to identify and track vulnerable pupils – Move beyond obvious SEND and disadvantaged groups to identify context-specific vulnerable pupils, with structured prompts and tracking tools to prepare for confident discussions with inspectors
☑️ Practical frameworks for conducting your own case sampling – Step-by-step templates for gathering evidence, analysing findings and taking action, helping you see what inspectors would see and strengthen your provision before inspection
☑️ Ready-to-use preparation and communication resources – Comprehensive checklist covering all aspects of preparation, plus example letters and messages for parents and carers if their child is selected for case sampling
All templates are fully editable so you can adapt them for your school's specific context. Perfect for headteachers, SLT and school leaders wanting to prepare their team and build confidence and understanding of the Ofsted inspection process.
👉 Looking for further support on preparing for inspection? These resources are also available as part of the full Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack too.
This budget planning checklist and calendar set is designed to help you with staying on top of managing your budget across the school year. The editable budget planning checklist has suggested tasks to attend to when planning your next budget, including for school improvement planning, curriculum budgeting and expenditure, staffing and payroll, pupil premium and SEND. There are also suggestions for when to follow up and monitor each element across the school year. The accompanying calendar provides a month-by-month overview, giving you a quick and easy breakdown of what to explore each month when it comes to monitoring your budget - you could print it out and pin it to your noticeboard as a handy reminder (plus there's a print-friendly version included too). And best of all? This pack is free!
👉Looking for more budget support? This template is also available in the full School Budget Management Pack, which can also help you to upskill yourself on financial management, identify where cost savings can be made and work with your finance governors. This pack offers you best value for money if you want to get a better grip on your budget, but each strand is also available as a separate purchase should you need to explore a single area of budget management: School Budget Planning and Cost Saving Toolkit, School Budget Management Skills Bundle and Budget Planning Questions for Governors.
🔒 Fully aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit 2025
This editable audit pack helps heads, deputies and school leaders take a clear-sighted look at how their school promotes personal development and supports pupil well-being. Built around the structure and themes in Ofsted’s 2025 School Inspection Toolkit, it offers a detailed framework to evaluate current strengths, identify gaps and shape next steps in students' personal development and well-being.
You'll get:
☑️ Comprehensive and editable 52-page personal development and well-being audit document with guiding questions and evidence prompts across six key framework areas: strategic leadership of personal development, the personal development programme, careers education, pastoral support and well-being, inclusive personal development, and evaluating impact.
☑️ Document checklist and voice-gathering question bank to support evidence triangulation when auditing, plus action plan template, one-page summary and grade descriptor grids to support next steps
☑️ 18-page audit guidance providing detailed commentary on each evaluation area
Ideal for leaders who want to reflect now, plan ahead and keep school improvement moving, regardless of when inspection is due.
🔎 Want a closer look? Click here to preview the audit pack🔗
👉 This audit pack is part of our Complete School Leadership Audit Set, which includes eleven audits in one purchase, saving you money whilst ensuring you can evaluate your entire school provision across all Ofsted evaluation areas plus three essential good practice audits.
🔒 Fully aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit 2025
This curriculum and teaching audit pack helps heads, deputies, SLT and curriculum leaders review their curriculum design (intent) and the delivery of it (implementation) across eight key areas. Fully aligned with the Ofsted 2025 School Inspection Toolkit, it supports self-evaluation, curriculum planning, inspection preparation and whole-school improvement.
☑️ Comprehensive curriculum and teaching audit document with structured prompts across eight key themes: strategic leadership of curriculum and teaching, securing strong foundations for all pupils, school and subject curriculum design, teaching practice and delivery, inclusive curriculum and teaching, professional development and continuous improvement, culture and collaboration, and evaluating impact
☑️ Complete audit toolkit includes action plan template, curriculum and teaching evidence checklist, staff, pupil, parent/carer and governor question bank, a one-page SLT/governor summary and step-by-step guidance on conducting an effective audit
☑️ Fully editable templates allow you to adapt all materials for your school's specific context and priorities
Ideal for curriculum leaders, heads and SLT conducting curriculum reviews, evaluating teaching quality, planning school improvement or preparing for Ofsted inspection.
🔎 Want a closer look? Click here to preview the audit pack🔗
👉 This audit pack is part of our Complete School Leadership Audit Set, which includes eleven audits in one purchase, saving you money whilst ensuring you can evaluate your entire school provision across all Ofsted evaluation areas plus three essential good practice audits.
🔒 Fully aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit 2025
This comprehensive safeguarding audit pack provides DSLs, child protection leads and SLT with everything needed to review safeguarding culture, systems and compliance across the eight key areas that matter most to inspectors.
☑️ Complete 46-page safeguarding audit document covering strategic leadership, operational management, staff training, safer recruitment, child-on-child violence, site safety and continuous improvement, with structured questions and evidence prompts to evaluate current provision and identify next steps
☑️ 18-page step-by-step audit guidance explaining how to conduct effective safeguarding audits, triangulate evidence, and avoid common pitfalls when reviewing school provision
☑️ Ready-to-use templates and tools including action plan template, safeguarding evidence checklist, stakeholder question bank for staff, pupils, parents and governors, plus one-page summary template for SLT and governing body reporting
Ideal for DSLs, deputy DSLs, headteachers and safeguarding leaders reviewing statutory compliance, preparing for inspection or strengthening safeguarding practice.
🔎 Want a closer look? Click here to preview the audit pack🔗
👉 This audit pack is part of our Complete School Leadership Audit Set, which includes eleven audits in one purchase, saving you money whilst ensuring you can evaluate your entire school provision across all Ofsted evaluation areas plus three essential good practice audits.
🔒 Fully aligned to the final Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit 2025
Support your school prepare for Ofsted's new School Inspection Toolkit 2025 with this comprehensive Inclusion update pack - everything you need to understand the changes, brief your team, and ensure your school is inspection-ready.
☑️ Staff & Governor Briefing PowerPoint (23 slides) – Ready-to-use presentation covering all new inclusion requirements, from identifying, assessing and meeting needs to support for pupils who face barriers to learning
☑️ Toolkit vs. Handbook Comparison Document – Clear side-by-side analysis of what's changed from the scattered requirements about disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND in the old Ofsted framework to the new strengthened requirements in the standalone Inclusion evaluation area, plus the inclusion threads that run across the entire toolkit
☑️ Understanding Ofsted's Toolkit Guide – Easy-to-digest breakdown of the new evaluation criteria, with practical considerations for school leaders who hold responsibility for inclusion
☑️ Leader Action Checklist – Strategic planning tool to help you implement the changes across your school community
☑️ Editable Grade Descriptor Grid – Customisable toolkit reference for your leadership team
Perfect for: Headteachers, SLT members, and anyone responsible for inclusion (such as SENCos, DSLs, designated teachers and pupil premium champions) preparing for Ofsted inspection under the new 2025 School Inspection Toolkit, or wanting to ensure their provision in inclusion meets the latest requirements.
Save hours of research time – we've analysed the new toolkit so you can focus on implementing the changes that matter most for your pupils' outcomes.
🔎 Want a closer look? Click here to preview the update pack🔗
🔒 Fully aligned to the 2025 Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit
Prepare for Ofsted inspection with confidence using this comprehensive preparation pack, designed specifically for school leaders navigating the latest EIF and the School Inspection Toolkit.
This complete resource brings together everything you need to understand how inspections work, prepare your team and demonstrate your school's strengths effectively. Written by former headteachers who understand what it's like to go through inspection, this pack combines a detailed 247-page guidance document with 67 fully editable templates that you can adapt for your school's specific context.
You'll get:
☑️ Complete guidance on the inspection process - understand how inspections work under the current EIF, from the phone call through to final feedback
☑️ 67 editable templates - ready-to-use documents, checklists and tools that'll help you organise your priorities, delegate tasks and ensure nothing is overlooked
☑️ Role-specific preparation materials - help your DSL, SENDCo, curriculum lead, governors and other key staff prepare for their part in inspection
☑️ Evaluation area breakdowns - detailed exploration of what inspectors look for across all nine evaluation areas
If you're waiting for the Ofsted phone call, worried you aren’t ‘ready’ or wondering what you should do prepare for an Ofsted inspection, this pack will help you to feel confident and well-prepared, no matter when your next inspection is.🔎 Want a closer look? Click here to preview the Ofsted Inspection Preparation Pack🔗
🔒 Fully aligned to the Ofsted School Inspection Toolkit 2025
Strengthen attendance and behaviour across your school with this practical audit pack for headteachers, SLT, attendance and behaviour leads and pastoral teams. Aligned with Ofsted's 2025 School Inspection Toolkit, it helps you evaluate attendance systems, behaviour culture, policies and practice with confidence and clarity.
☑️ Comprehensive 52-page attendance and behaviour audit document with structured prompts across eight key themes: strategic leadership of attendance and behaviour, attendance systems and support, behaviour culture, routines and expectations, tackling bullying and ensuring safety, escalation and staff support, attitudes to learning, inclusive approaches to attendance and behaviour, and evaluating impact and continuous improvement
☑️ Complete audit toolkit includes 22-page guidance document covering attendance and behaviour expectations and how to audit effectively, action plan template, attendance and behaviour evidence checklist, staff, pupil and parent question bank, and a one-page SLT/governor summary
☑️ Supports comprehensive review of attendance strategies, behaviour management approaches, anti-bullying practice, pastoral support systems and inclusive provision with confidence and clarity
☑️ Fully editable templates allow you to adapt all materials for your school's specific context and priorities
Ideal for headteachers, SLT, attendance and behaviour leads and anyone reviewing attendance and behaviour to strengthen school culture, conduct a whole-school audit or prepare for an Ofsted inspection.
🔎 Want a closer look? Click here to preview the audit pack🔗
👉 This audit pack is part of our Complete School Leadership Audit Set, which includes eleven audits in one purchase, saving you money whilst ensuring you can evaluate your entire school provision across all Ofsted evaluation areas plus three essential good practice audits.
This handy 18-page editable document is designed to help school finance governors to support and challenge their setting's headteacher, principal or academy head when planning and setting the school budget. It contains reflective questions to be used in a constructive dialogue in the following areas:
- Budget planning
- Budget risk factors, contingency and compliance
- Income
- School improvement
- Contracts and benchmarking
- Staffing
- Pupil numbers and class sizes
- Pupil premium and SEND
- Deficit and recovery planning (use if applicable to your setting)
- Budget variation
For each question, there's space to note any discussion outcomes as well as the evidence you've gathered to support budget planning decisions. It can be used by both maintained schools and academies where governors or local board members support the academy's headteacher to plan the budget.
Whether you're a finance link governor, the chair of a governor finance committee or a school leader looking to support your governors, this checklist allows you to work collaboratively and ensure that governors are fulfilling one of the governing body's core functions of ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.
👉 Looking for more budget support? This template is also available in the full School Budget Management Pack, which can also help you to plan your budget, upskill yourself on financial management and identify where cost savings can be made.
👉 For broader support for finance link governors that covers a fuller picture of the school's finances and governor skill development over time, our Finance Link Governor Support Pack may also be of interest.