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Welcome to the NGA Finance section. Here we cover a number of finance related topics that are aimed at informing and helping governors and trustees perform their role effectively.
In addition to the links below, governors and trustees are strongly encouraged to read documents produced by the Department for Education (DfE) and Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). GOV.UK have provided a list of governmental financial publications for schools.
Some particularly useful sources of external information include technical data on school funding arrangements (for 2016-17 and 2018-19), revenue funding and a financial efficiency toolkit. Specific information for academies include the Academies Financial Handbook, guidance on academies financial assurance and information on countering fraud in academies.
Members will be kept up-to-date via the NGA weekly e-newsletter when financial documents are published or updated.
Academies financial notices to improve
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Financial effectiveness and efficiency
Charging for activities - what schools can and cannot ask parents to pay for
Education Funding Agency training - The role of the school governor
Exploring income generation in schools
Financial Planning
Financial reserves in academies
Guidance for effective financial oversight in Academies
Monitoring monthly expenditure
Pensions and academies
Questions for governing boards to ask: Finance
Risk management
The role of vice chair
Eight Elements of Effective Governance
Pupil Premium: A Guide for Governing Boards
Role descriptions for chairs, governors, trustees, governance professionals and clerks
Being Strategic
Skills audit and skills matrix
School governance in 2020
Promoting wellbeing: an evaluation tool
Competency Framework for Governance
Governing Matters: Federation First
From special measures to good
Youth Sports Trust information sheets for governors
Professional matters: appraisal, restructure, conversion and HR procedures
Questions for Governing Boards to ask: Staffing
Statutory Framework for Governance
Remote education
Health and Safety
Mixed messages on academy trust members: NGA challenge to DfE guides
Government is failing to tackle teacher recruitment and retention, say MPs
Funding the Future week of action - summary
New Year’s honours recognise service of governors and trustees, plus NGA’s chief executive
Update on NGA events
NGA launches Federation First campaign
New 'Inspiring Governance' recruitment service launches today
Diverse governing boards will make schools successful for everyone: ethnic minority and young people
Updates from the Department for Education: Good news
New DfE commissioned school and trust governance research published
Academies Financial Handbook - key changes and implications overview
Managing complaints effectively: the governance role
Question and challenge and courageous conversations
Annual Conference Seminar 4 - The governing board’s role in well-being & retention of senior leaders
Annual General Meeting and the Annual Address 2020
Introduction to governance - in a nutshell (Academy trusts)
Local Authority Partners Conference
Northern Regional Conference
Annual Conference Seminar 2 - The governing board’s role in promoting diversity & equality in senior
Appraisal and performance management
An introduction to being strategic
Creating a new vision and strategy for your organisation
The effective governance of SEND
Panel work: reviewing decisions made by the senior executive leader
Financial oversight in maintained schools
Chairs 360
An introduction to data and school performance measures
Forming or joining a MAT
Governing groups of schools – the options