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Training for governors and trustees

Find out what training that governors and trustees are required to do, and where to find training to improve your governance skills and knowledge.

Last reviewed on 2 December 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Required training
  2. Training from GovernorHub 
  3. Local authorities
  4. Faith-based organisations
  5. In-house 

Required training

Governors and trustees should receive training on:

  • Safeguarding and child protection, including online safety
  • The Prevent duty

They should also receive appropriate induction training. 

At least one person on the board should have cyber security training.

These requirements are set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) (paragraph 79) and the governance guides for maintained schools (sections 4.1.2 and 7.7.3) and academies (sections 4.7 and 7.9.3). 

While you're not required to have specific Prevent duty training, at least the person responsible for safeguarding on the board should undertake training to make sure that your board is carrying out all of its responsibilities.

Training required for specific duties

Board members should undertake training specifically for these duties before they take part:

These requirements come from the Department for Education's (DfE) guidance on suspensions