Governance

4 in 5 governors fear for the financial future of their schools

One in ten will set deficit budget or go cap-in-hand to the ESFA to balance income and expenditure, finds...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Academy governors want greater role in headteacher management

Involving local governors in school leader oversight offers a 'richer picture' of performance, says NGA

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Governance

DfE scraps governance support scheme two years after reforms

NGA 'disappointed' national leaders of governance scheme will be disbanded

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Governance

Diversity stats ‘not enough’ to boost school board representation

New government guidance 'encourages' schools to collect and publish governor and trustee diversity data

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Governance

Governance professionals need a clear career pathway

The people who keep the governance show on the road are too often “out of sight, out of mind”....

JL Dutaut
Steve Edmonds
Governance

Governance: Avoiding the pitfalls of joining and forming MATs

Renewed interest in joining and forming MATs has seen a resurgence of old pitfalls, writes Emma Knights. These tips...

JL Dutaut
Emma Knights
Governance

NLG reforms have left chairs of governors unsupported

National Leader of Governance reforms have left a gaping hole in the vital support available to chairs of governors,...

JL Dutaut
NEIL YATES
Governance

A new era for National Leaders of Governance

Five fundamental changes to the NLG programme will ensure it will fulfil its original founding premise, writes Emma Knights...

JL Dutaut
EMMA KNIGHTS
Governance

60 new governance experts appointed (and they’ll be paid for first time)

The new National Leaders of Governance will help boards 'realise their full potential'

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter