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Here you will find guidance documents and information on a number of topics relating to governance and education. Please use the below filters to find relevant information that meets your needs.
Ofsted: No place for bullying
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Appointments: An Overview
Redundancy
Monitoring monthly expenditure
Charging and remissions policy
Model Documents: Recruiting and Selecting a New Headteacher
The Governance Handbook
Model code of conduct for governing boards
Twenty questions for governing board self-review
Parents: the key stakeholders?
Governing Matters: Federations and Governance
Questions for the head: Whose curriculum is it anyway?
Parental engagement: effective communication
Remote education
Monitoring priorities
The governance of safeguarding: a guide for governing boards
Disadvantaged pupils
Skills audit and skills matrix
COVID-19 Frequently asked questions
Virtual governance
How many governors do we need?
In my experience: Tackling mental health issues at school
DfE information on SEND
Charity Governance Code
School Admissions Code 2014
NGA guidance on careers: the role of the governing board (2018)
Statutory Framework for Governance
Addressing the evidence: Are academies better?
Full inspection handbook
Promoting school leaders' wellbeing: an evaluation tool
School governance in 2020: governance practice findings revealed
Spring Budget 2017
National Audit Office report on teacher supply
Guidance to support governing boards in engaging with parents published
Government is failing to tackle teacher recruitment and retention, say MPs
NGA responding to members concerns on COVID-19 partial school closure
POSTPONED: School governance honoured at national awards
NGA urges governing boards to respond to the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into education fun
New Year’s honours recognise service of governors and trustees, plus NGA’s chief executive
Announcements on education funding
Clerks Advisory Group - London
Annual General Meeting and the Annual Address 2020
Community MATs network meeting
Young Governors' Network Reception
The governing board’s role in promoting diversity and equality in staffing
Northern Regional Conference
Local Authority Partners Conference
London and South East Regional Conference
South West and East of England Regional Conference
Clerks’ Network
Question and challenge and courageous conversations
Financial oversight in MATs
An introduction to data and school performance measures
Clerks 360
Chairs 360
Forming or joining a MAT
Financial oversight in maintained schools
Preparing for Ofsted – what governors and trustees need to know
Board dynamics and good relationships
Performance management in schools and trusts