One page of A4 for the safeguarding link governor. Take one or two themes, see the systems working, write down what you found. The board receives it, discusses it and minutes it, and the visit becomes evidence.
Most boards have a safeguarding link governor. Fewer have a record of what that governor saw. A visit that lives in one governor's memory gives the board nothing it can point to; a visit written up on one page, reported at the next meeting and minuted is assurance the board can evidence. The proforma below is designed to be printed, carried on the visit and written up the same day. It prints cleanly to A4 portrait.
Where this fits. Take one or two themes per visit, no more. The Safeguarding Challenge Question Bank gives you the questions to choose from, and the Annual Safeguarding Governance Cycle tells you which term each theme belongs to. See the full pack for how the five artefacts close the loop.
A visit is not an inspection. It is a chance to see safeguarding in action, ask informed questions and gain assurance for the board. Keep it light-touch and focused on one or two themes. Issued by the School Governance Assurance Framework as part of the free Beyond the Certificate resource pack.
