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Research and practice from a range of sectors tells us there are eight key ingredients to ensure governing bodies fulfil their role well.
We have explored these eight topics in more depth to help you ensure you are operating as an effective governing board:
The right people round the table
Understanding the role & responsibilities
Good chairing
Professional clerking
Good relationships based on trust
Knowing the school – the data, the staff, the parents, the children, the community
Committed to asking challenging questions
Confident to have courageous conversations in the interests of the children and young people
Remote education
Disadvantaged pupils
Monitoring priorities
Ofsted plans whilst schools partially closed
Short or monitoring inspection handbook
Skills audit and skills matrix
COVID-19 Frequently asked questions
Virtual governance
Role descriptions for chairs, governors, trustees, governance professionals and clerks
Questions for governing boards to ask: british values
Complying with GDPR: A guide for governing boards and clerks
UKCCIS guidance for governing boards: Online safety (2016)
Exclusions - NGA guidance for governing boards
Questions for governing boards to ask: engaging parents
Choosing our words
Exploring headteacher appraisals in English schools (2018)
Questions for governing boards to ask: curriculum
MAT case studies (2018 - 2019)
Spring Budget 2017
NGA welcomes new government review into SEND provision
Rapid growth of executive headteachers in England despite undefined remit and responsibilities, new
Budget 2016
Clerking Competency Framework published
Directors encouraged to learn about the benefits of school governance in new report
DfE does not understand the financial pressure facing schools, say MPs
School governance in 2020: pupils, communities and accountability findings revealed
Government is failing to tackle teacher recruitment and retention, say MPs
School governance in 2020: governance practice findings revealed
Young Governors' Network Reception
Community MATs network meeting
Annual General Meeting and the Annual Address 2020
The governing boards role in closing the disadvantage gap for pupils
SEND Advisory Group
Clerks Advisory Group - London
The governing board’s role in well-being and retention of senior leadership
Northern Regional Conference
The governing board’s role in promoting diversity and equality in staffing
South West and East of England Regional Conference
Induction - for trustees of academy trusts
Board dynamics and good relationships
Financial oversight in MATs
Induction - for governors of maintained schools
Safer recruitment - an introduction
Forming or joining a MAT
Managing risk: the governance role
An introduction to data and school performance measures
Using data in your organisation - for those familiar with school performance measures
Understanding your role and responsibilities