School Education Supervision Order Review Checklist
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 1 October 2026
- Who this checklist is for
- Maintained and academy school staff participating in an Education Supervision Order review meeting.
- Jurisdiction
- england
18 checklist steps
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Confirm applicability
Use this checklist only where an Education Supervision Order is in force and the school is required to participate in the review meeting.
Record the pupil or case reference
Response required
Enter the school’s reference for the pupil or Education Supervision Order case.
Enter the reference
Record the review meeting date
Response required
Record the date of this Education Supervision Order review meeting.
DD/MM/YYYY
Record the previous review date
If there was a previous review meeting, record its date.
DD/MM/YYYY or not applicable
Check the review interval
Check whether this review meeting is being held within the three-month review cycle while the Education Supervision Order is in force. If it is not, record the reason and required follow-up.
- Yes
- No
- Not applicable
Notes
Record attendance
Record which parties attended this review meeting, including the school.
Choose one
- All relevant parties attended
- Some relevant parties attended
- No relevant parties attended
- Attendance was not recorded
List attendees and non-attendees
Response required
Record the parties who attended and, where relevant, the parties who did not attend.
Enter attendees and non-attendees
Provide the school contribution
Response required
Record the school’s relevant information and contribution to the review discussion.
Summarise the school contribution
Record contributions from other parties
Response required
Record the relevant contributions made by the other parties at the review meeting.
Summarise contributions
Review current actions and directions
Check the current actions and directions associated with the Education Supervision Order and record their current position.
- Yes
- No
- Not applicable
Notes
Record current actions and directions
Response required
List the current actions and directions discussed at the review and note any relevant progress, issue or change.
List actions and directions and their current position
Check amendments
Check whether any actions or directions were added or amended during the review discussion.
- Yes
- No
- Not applicable
Notes
Record additions or amendments
Response required
Record any actions or directions added or amended. If none were added or amended, record that outcome.
Record additions, amendments or none
Record unresolved barriers
Response required
Record any unresolved barriers affecting attendance, participation, actions or directions, or record that no unresolved barriers were identified.
Record unresolved barriers or none identified
Assign follow-up ownership
Response required
Record the person or organisation responsible for each follow-up action and the action they are expected to take.
Record owner and follow-up action
Record follow-up timing
Record the agreed date or timing for each follow-up action where one has been agreed.
Enter date or timing
Keep decisions with the appropriate professionals
Use the recorded information to support the review process, but do not treat this checklist as a substitute for professional or legal decisions.
Check the review record
Check that attendance, contributions, current actions and directions, amendments, unresolved barriers and follow-up ownership have been recorded.
- Yes
- No
- Not applicable
Notes