Governance

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

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Governance

Funding and SEND top challenges for governors, report finds

6 key findings from the National Governance Association's annual survey

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Promised national governor recruitment campaign in limbo

Sector leader hopes Labour government will rekindle plan for hiring push

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Sir Paul Marshall steps down from Ark Schools board

Media mogul was accused of liking and sharing far-right extremist posts and conspiracy theories on social media

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

‘A disgrace’: Plug pulled on governor recruitment scheme

Ministers ‘taking governors for granted’ as ‘final piece’ of governance funding axed

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Governance

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

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Progress towards more, better local governance has halted

Ministers must intervene early to prevent halted progress on local governance turning to regression

JL Dutaut
Michael Barton
Governance

How representative are your governors – and why does it matter?

Neil Collins explains why governance is improved by a diverse range of perspectives and how to start measuring how...

JL Dutaut
Neil Collins
Governance

The two Emmas of the National Governance Association

Emma Knights has been championing the work of school governors and trustees as the National Governance Association’s resident knight...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill