Governor one-pager
Section 3 of the AI policy: the termly report to governors.
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¶ Termly report to governors · [School name]
AI at [School name]: position and assurance
One page, once a term. [Term and year]. Prepared by the [policy owner role].
| What is in use | [count] approved tools on a live register. The audit found [count] tools in informal use, now resolved. |
| Our position | Staff use: [approved tools only / permitted with rules / case by case]. Pupil use: [stance]. |
| The policy | Approved [date]. Owner: [role]. Next review: [date]. Clause library v1.0. |
| Checks | DPIAs completed or underway for every tool that touches personal data. Filtering and monitoring review: [date]; the provider's written answer on AI-generated content: [held / requested on date / not yet asked]. |
| Training | [count] staff trained on the policy this year; new starters trained at induction; record held by [role]. |
| Incidents | [count] AI-related concerns this term, handled under [the child protection policy / the data breach procedure / the malpractice policy]. |
| Open items | [The honest two or three.] |
| What we ask of governors | Note the position, challenge the open items, and ask for this page again next term. |
Received and minuted at [meeting], [date]. The minute is the record that governors are overseeing the school's approach to AI as part of their strategic responsibility for safeguarding.
The facts behind this template
Every claim above is numbered to one of these records. Each gives the source’s own words where it can, the paragraph or section, and the date it was last read.
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Governing bodies and proprietors have strategic leadership responsibility for their school's or college's safeguarding arrangements.
Keeping children safe in education 2026, paragraph 84 (paragraph 87 on governor training). Dated 7 July 2026. Read 28 September 2026.
- 02
Governing bodies and proprietors should ensure that a review of the effectiveness of filtering and monitoring is carried out at least once every academic year, by the SLT member responsible for filtering and monitoring with the support of the DSL and IT support, covering all internet-connected devices in all relevant locations, with a record kept of the checks. This is "should", and the consultation response says it adds no new requirement.
“ensure that a review of their effectiveness is carried out at least once every academic year”
Keeping children safe in education 2026, paragraph 173. Dated 7 July 2026. Read 28 September 2026.
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The yearly review should be conducted by members of the senior leadership team, the DSL and IT support, involve the responsible governor, and be recorded with any actions.
“The yearly review should be conducted by members of the senior leadership team, the designated safeguarding lead and IT support. It should also involve the responsible governor. You should record the results of the review and document any actions taken”
Filtering and monitoring standards for schools and colleges (Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges), the core standard. Dated 16 September 2026. Read 28 September 2026.
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Wes (2026). Governor one-pager. School AI Governance. https://schoolaigovernance.co.uk/templates/governor-one-pager
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