- Academy trust governance guide: summary of changes
The DfE has withdrawn the Governance Handbook and replaced it with new guidance. Get up to speed on the changes, which include a change of format and a more streamlined approach.
- Challenge and support: finding the balance
Get clarity on how to hold school leaders to account while supporting them to reach their targets, and see how this works in practice.
- Maintained schools governance guide: summary of changes
The DfE has withdrawn the Governance Handbook and replaced it with new guidance. Get up to speed on the changes, which include a change of format and a more streamlined approach.
- Role description templates for maintained school governors, trustees, and governors on LGBs
Save time on recruiting and download our template job descriptions for maintained school governors, academy trustees and governors on local governing bodies. Get inspiration from other schools and trusts if you want to write your own.
- The 3 core functions for maintained boards
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Get to grips with the 3 core functions: clarity of ethos, vision and strategy, holding executive leaders to account and overseeing financial performance.
- The first core function: clarity of vision, ethos and strategy
Get a break down of what 'ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategy' really means, who's responsible for doing what, and what this looks like in practice when it comes to school improvement planning and monitoring your school's performance.
- The governing board: purpose and responsibilities (maintained schools)
Save time with our summary of your board's responsibilities in different types of maintained schools.
- The purpose and responsibilities of the trust board
Save time with our summary of your trust board's responsibilities.
- The second core function: holding executive leaders to account
Find out who your executive leaders are, what it means to hold them to account, and how to do it in practice.
- The third core function: overseeing financial performance
All governors have a part to play in monitoring school finance. Get a concise overview of what your role is and what you're monitoring, so you can make sure money's well spent.
- Using the trust quality descriptions to provide effective governance
The features of quality governance in academy trusts are laid out in new guidance. Find out how your trust board should use them to inform effective governance across your trust.