Boards are too critical to only think about when crises hit Governance rarely makes the headlines. But it sits at the centre of almost every school and trust success story
Governance in AP demands a non-mainstream approach Alternative provision is not a footnote in the system. For the young people who need it, it is the system
Three lessons to give schools great governance Experience shows that governors can provide powerful insights into the wider community, while others share their professional strategic know-how, says Ian Dewes
Schools with good governance ‘better prepared for Ofsted’ Those with effective boards ‘more likely to sustain improvement beyond the inspection cycle’, report finds
The five ways we promote and champion school governance When volunteers are supported and celebrated, boards become stronger – and children benefit
Trust makes schools shareholders so ‘their voice always heard’ Biggest trust gives local governing body chairs ‘share certificates’ so they have vote on trust-wide decisions
Promised national governor recruitment campaign in limbo Sector leader hopes Labour government will rekindle plan for hiring push
‘A disgrace’: Plug pulled on governor recruitment scheme Ministers ‘taking governors for granted’ as ‘final piece’ of governance funding axed
Schools and trusts slow to publish governors diversity data Government wants diversity details of boards to be ‘widely available’, but data protection a barrier, report trusts