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COVID-19 guidance and information
We've updated our COVID-19 guidance and information in light of national lockdown and the partial closure of schools. Updated resources include:
Monitoring priorities: key areas of focus for governing boards right now
Remote education: safeguarding, expectations and monitoring
Disadvantaged pupils: reducing the impact of partial school closures
Frequently asked questions: how to conduct governing board business and more
Effective communication with parents: considerations for remote education communications
Virtual governance: remote meetings, monitoring and induction
Our complete collection of COVID-19 resources:
Bereavement support for schools
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Continuity and recovery plans
COVID-19 Frequently asked questions
Disadvantaged pupils
Monitoring priorities
Ofsted plans whilst schools partially closed
Parent governor and trustee elections
Parental engagement: effective communication
Professional matters: appraisal, restructure, conversion and HR procedures
Remote education
Virtual governance
The governance of safeguarding: a guide for governing boards
Skills audit and skills matrix
Fire and Skill
School Leaders and Governing Boards: What do we Expect of Each Other?
Questions for Governing Boards to ask: Staffing
NGA guidance: Using Analyse School Performance - ASP (2018)
Governor behaviour: How to deal with issues
Appointments: An Overview
NGA guidance: Special educational needs and disabilities and the governing board (2017)
Changing school admissions arrangements
NGA guidance on the reformed GCSE system
‘Who Governs Our Schools?’ report launched at APPG on Education Governance and Leadership
NGA at the Academies Show and new guides for multi-academy trust governance
Guidance launched to support schools in deciding their future formation
Growing school governance: NGA unveils annual report of achievements in 2018
New Year’s honours recognise service of governors and trustees, plus NGA’s chief executive
New trustee appointments see NGA board buck gender diversity trend
NGA: 10 Years of improving young people’s life chances
Updated guidance on academy trust members provides clarity on the role
MPs report on the role of regional schools commissioners
Unprecedented action by school governors and trustees on school funding gets underway
The governing board’s role in promoting diversity and equality in staffing
The governing board’s role in well-being and retention of senior leadership
SEND Advisory Group
Northern Regional Conference
Local Authority Partners Conference
The governing board’s role in school and trust improvement
South West and East of England Regional Conference
London and South East Regional Conference
Community MATs network meeting
The governing boards role in closing the disadvantage gap for pupils
Governing groups of schools – the options
Performance management in schools and trusts
Creating a new vision and strategy for your organisation
Induction - for governors of maintained schools
Effective clerking - an introduction
Understanding your role and responsibilities
Question and challenge and courageous conversations
Panel work: reviewing decisions made by the senior executive leader
An introduction to data and school performance measures
Induction - for trustees of academy trusts