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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
The importance of Continuing Professional Development
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Appointment, Election and Removal of Trustees and MAT committee members
Promoting British values in schools
The governing board's responsibility in school exclusions
Funding for Sixth Forms
FFT Governor Dashboard
Addressing the evidence: Are academies better?
Questions for the head: Whose curriculum is it anyway?
The Governance Handbook
Pensions and academies
Another year over - here’s what happened at NGA in 2017…
Updated DfE Governance Handbook published
Directors encouraged to learn about the benefits of school governance in new report
GCSE exam results published today
NGA comments on Budget ‘investment boost’ for Education
New EEF guide showcases evidence-based resources for governors and trustees
NGA responds to removal of local governing bodies by E-Act
Fifth MAT shares governance experiences in case study series
School budgets ‘close to breaking point' say NAHT
Funding available to boards for leadership development doubled
Community MATs Network
Clerks Advisory Group - Leeds
Clerks Advisory Group - London
Special Schools Advisory Group
Understanding your role and responsibilities
Financial oversight in MATs
Getting the right people round the table
Clerks 360
Chairs 360
Preparing for Ofsted – what governors and trustees need to know
An introduction to data and school performance measures
Effective chairing - an introduction
Managing risk: the governance role
Panel work: reviewing decisions made by the senior executive leader