Annual Safeguarding Report to Governors Template

This Annual Safeguarding Report to Governors template is ideal for school leaders who are seeking a little extra support when considering what to include in their annual report to the governing body to give a picture of safeguarding across the school.

The template is carefully structured so you can work with your safeguarding lead governor to report back to your full governing board across the following areas:

• Safeguarding-related roles and training
• New starter information, including processes for safer recruitment and safeguarding induction
• A Single Central Record (SCR) checklist that can be used by the safeguarding lead governor to ensure the correct safeguarding systems for safer recruitment are in place
• Safeguarding policies and procedures checklist
• Curriculum and online safety
• Child protection overview (e.g. referrals, number and types of child protection cases)

The template is fully editable, so you can add or remove details depending on your school's context.

Ensuring that your governors know your school well - especially when it comes to safeguarding pupils - is a vital part of the leadership and management of any setting. As such, this template can also be found as part of our Ofsted Preparation Pack and our Safeguarding Audit Pack. A separate Headteacher's Report to Governors Template is also available to help you to work effectively with your governing board.