We've summarised the major changes that are heading your way. Find out more below about what's changing, and what your board needs to do.
Governance guides replace the Governance Handbook
The Department for Education (DfE) withdrew the following documents on 7 March 2024:
- Governance Handbook
- Competency framework for governance
- Clerking competency framework
- Governance structures and roles
- Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts
The DfE replaced this guidance with 2 new governance guides:
There are no new requirements for governors or trustees, so your board doesn't need to do anything in light of this change.
We're speaking with the DfE to clarify some of the detail on the statutory policy list in the new guides, and we'll update our statutory policies article with any updates as soon as we can.
Latest STPCD published for 2023
It confirms at least