AGOG discussion on constitution arrangements

Friday, 18 December 2015

NGA has submitted evidence to the Department for Education on the constitutions of maintained school governing bodies.

NGA signs joint letter on Education and Adoption Bill

Monday, 14 December 2015

NGA is a signatory of a joint letter published today by The Telegraph warning about the impact that the Education and Adoption Bill 2015 will have on the ability of parents and governors to have a say on the future of their schools. 

NGA responds to Ofsted's Annual Report

Wednesday, 02 December 2015

Ofsted's Annual Report 2014/15: education and skills was published on 1 December. Read on for a summary of the issues raised and NGA's response. 

A national campaign to celebrate & improve school governance in 2016: help us find a name

Friday, 27 November 2015

February 2016 is NGA’s 10th Birthday and so, beginning in February, we will be celebrating governance and looking forward to the next ten years. Help us decide on what our 2016 campaign should be called.

New Governance Handbook released

Thursday, 26 November 2015

On Thursday 26 November, the Department for Education (DfE) released its latest edition of the Governance Handbook (previously Governors’ Handbook).

Autumn statement: New national funding formula announced

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

The National Governors’ Association welcomes plans for a new national funding formula announced today by the chancellor, George Osborne, in his autumn statement to the House of Commons.

NGA responds to HMCI’s commentary on the importance of governance

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI), has today published a commentary on school governance and launched a survey into the effectiveness of governance in schools.

Emma Knights addresses annual conference

Monday, 16 November 2015

The NGA’s Chief Executive, Emma Knights, addressed the 2015 annual conference speaking about the issues that she believes matter most for strengthening school governance in England. 

Sam Gyimah: governors 'instrumental' in challenging the school to achieve value for money

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Sam Gyimah, Minister for Education and Childcare, addresses the National Governors’ Association annual conference 2015 by video.

NGA comments on the findings from the biggest governance survey of the year

Friday, 04 September 2015

Earlier this summer we reported some of the headline findings from the NGA/TES survey; the largest annual survey of governors and trustees in England. This year, the survey received a record breaking 5821 responses, giving us a better insight into what governors and trustees think than ever before.

Not enough time off work for school governors

Thursday, 30 July 2015

Many school governors also in paid employment are not getting time off to undertake governance duties despite their legal entitlement to do so, a new survey by the National Governors’ Association and education magazine TES has found.  

Annual survey: initial findings released

Friday, 24 July 2015

Initial findings from a survey of nearly 6000 school governors, trustees and headteachers have been published today. 

NGA celebrates creativity in governance

Wednesday, 08 July 2015

The National Governors’ Association promotes the creative skills that volunteers can bring to the role of school governance and urges governing boards to put those skills to use.

Nicky Morgan addresses NGA summer conference

Saturday, 27 June 2015

Today the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP addressed school governors, trustees and clerks at a packed conference in Manchester.

Governors awarded Birthday Honours 2015

Monday, 15 June 2015

Congratulations to everyone working in Education who received an honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2015, published Friday 12 June. This year the list recognises 108 people for their service to education and children’s services including headteachers, classroom teachers, school governors and others, although it is of course for NGA an especial pleasure to see honours for voluntary contributions, and specifically for school governance.

New Foundation for world-class school leadership in Education announced

Thursday, 11 June 2015

The National Governors’ Association and two other associations, together representing headteachers, school and college leaders, and governors, have drawn up proposals to create a new organisation called the Foundation for Leadership in Education.

Outstanding governance celebrated at prestigious awards

Tuesday, 09 June 2015

The very best of school governance and clerking was celebrated at the National Governors’ Association Awards for Outstanding Governance in London today.

School Governors and Clerks honoured in Outstanding Governance Awards

Monday, 08 June 2015

Governing boards and clerks from around the country will attend an awards ceremony at the House of Commons on Tuesday, where the winners of NGA's Outstanding Governance Awards 2015 will be announced by Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt MP.

Are you interested in IEB work? Join our register

Friday, 05 June 2015

NGA is receiving increasing numbers of requests for recommendations of candidates to serve on Interim Executive Boards (IEBs), and this is likely to grow with the new Education & Adoption Bill. 

Education and Adoption Bill Published

Wednesday, 03 June 2015

The Education and Adoption Bill was laid before Parliament today, which will mean new powers for Government intervention in schools.

Secretary of State for Education to address NGA’s Summer Conference

Friday, 22 May 2015

We are delighted to announce that the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt. Hon Nicky Morgan MP, will attend the National Governors’ Association's Summer Conference this June in Manchester.

Biggest governor survey of the year now open!

Thursday, 30 April 2015

The National Governors' Association has once again joined forces with Times Educational Supplement (TES) to survey the nation’s governors and trustees. 

 

Twenty-one Questions for Multi-academy Trust Boards

Friday, 20 March 2015

Today, the APPG has launch 21 Questions for Multi-academy Trust Boards to ask itself

Education Select Committee publishes report on PSHE and SRE inquiry

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Today the Commons Education Select Committee has published a report following its inquiry into teaching Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) in schools.

New research and guidance into the local authority school improvement (LASI) Ofsted inspection

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

NGA and NCOGS release two reports into Local Authority School Improvment for governor service staff

MPs criticise lack of school oversight

Friday, 30 January 2015

An influential cross-party committee of MPs has criticised the Department for Education (DfE) for not having a proper strategy in place for overseeing the schools system, and has called for a skills audit of school governors.

New National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers

Monday, 19 January 2015

New National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers published

NGA and Wellcome Trust launch Framework for Governance

Thursday, 08 January 2015

Today the National Governors' Association and the Wellcome Trust are launching the Framework for Governance, an essential document for all governing boards to help them effectively carry out their vital role.

Governors awarded New Year Honours 2015

Friday, 02 January 2015

Happy New Year and congratulations to everyone who received an honour in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2015.

NGA responds to today’s Ofsted Annual Report 2013/14

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

School’s inspectorate Ofsted has released its annual report, which says that not enough schools have good leadership.

FFT Governor e-learning tool wins awards

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

The FFT Governor e-learning tool has won two accolades, a silver award at the National E-learning Awards, and a Bronze Fresh Award, highlighting the importance of providing support to Governors when analysing school data.

Lord Nash writes to Directors of Children's Services

Monday, 06 October 2014

Lord Nash has written to the heads of local authority children’s services, asking them to seize the opportunity created by re-constitution.

NGA comments on research into academy conflicts of interest

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Gillian Allcroft responds to the report on conflicts of interest in academies.

Lord Nash writes to chairs

Friday, 12 September 2014

New National College report on Federation governance

Friday, 05 September 2014

The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has today published guidance for schools interested in becoming a local authority (LA) maintained federation. 

Awards for Outstanding Governance Open!

Monday, 01 September 2014

Nominate your governing board or clerk for a prestigious national award.

Trojan Horse Review

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

National Governors’ Association was part of the Review Group set up by Birmingham City Council to review and comment upon the findings of Ian Kershaw, the independent chief adviser. 

Welcome to new Secretary of State

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Today, Nicky Morgan MP has replaced the Right Honourable Michael Gove MP as the Secretary of State for Education.

NGA responds to Telegraph article on Collective Worship

Monday, 30 June 2014

NGA's response to the Telegraph's article on Collective Worship. 

NGA responds to TALIS 2013 national report

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

NGA welcomes the findings from the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) national report.

Emma Knights welcomes proposals for mandatory training

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

NGA welcomes Ofsted's support for mandatory training for governors.

NGA Manifesto and letter to the SoS

Friday, 23 May 2014

Today, NGA launches its new manifesto in preparation for the general election next year and writes to Michael Gove.

Science and maths questions for secondary schools

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Take part in our pilot of the Wellcome Trust's free resource!

Amendments to Constitution Regulations published

Monday, 19 May 2014

Amendments to the School Governance Constitution and Federation Regulations have been laid before Parliament. 

Launch of the Inspiring Governors Alliance

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Today, the Inspiring Governors Alliance will be launched by the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove.

New report: The state of school governing in England 2014

Thursday, 15 May 2014

The report of the largest survey ever undertaken on the state of school governance by the University of Bath and the National Governors’ Association is published and presented to government today.

David Blunkett publishes Labour's policy review

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

David Blunkett's review into education structures, particularly accountability and the 'middle tier.'

NGA releases free role description for governors

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Our role description for governors looks at what is expected of governors.

New workshops from Leading Governance

Monday, 28 April 2014

Find out more about the financial efficiency workshops, as well as more dates for the PRP and RAISEonline workshops. 

MPs take further evidence on academies and free schools

Wednesday, 09 April 2014

The House of Commons Education Select Committee has been taking further evidence as part of its ongoing inquiry into academies and free schools.

Primary and 16 to 19 assessment and accountability

Friday, 28 March 2014

The government has announced changes to assessment and accountability regime in primary phase and the accountability regime for post-16 providers. Both changes were the subject of individual consultations last year.

National Curriculum: Interview with Emma Knights

Friday, 28 March 2014

Emma Knights, interviewed by the Department for Education, talks about how governors should prepare for the new national curriculum. 

Ofsted announces future reforms

Friday, 21 March 2014

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of schools, Sir. Michael Wilshaw, has proposed new changes to the Ofsted inspection framework.

School Funding Statement – Fairer funding consultation

Thursday, 13 March 2014

David Laws, the Minister of State for Schools, today, in a statement to Parliament, announced that an extra £350m would be given to the lowest funded local authorities in the 15-16 financial year.

Launch of new survey into state of school governance

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Today, the National Governors’ Association, in partnership with the University of Bath and the charity, the Education and Employers Taskforce, launch a survey into the current the state of school governance. 

Local employers to be encouraged to sit on governing bodies, says Nick Clegg

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Nick Clegg announces programme of measures designed to improve the provision of careers guidance in schools.

23rd STRB Report published

Thursday, 13 February 2014

The 23rd report of the School Teachers' Review Body has been published, along with the response from the Secretary of State.

Report on assessment after the end of levels

Thursday, 13 February 2014

Today the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) published a report from its commission on assessment.  

6th Edition of Welcome to Governance arrives

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Lord Nash has praised Welcome to Governance as a valuable resource.

Effectively using teaching assistants can improve pupils’ literacy and numeracy

Friday, 07 February 2014

Today the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published the results of two trials which suggest that teaching assistants can be effective at improving attainment when deployed well.

Updated Knowing your School: RAISEonline

Friday, 31 January 2014

Updated versions of the RAISEonline Knowing your School briefing notes are now available.

NGA in the News

Monday, 27 January 2014

The Independent was first this week to publish an exclusive interview with NGA's Chief Executive. 

NGA comments on the government’s response to the Education Select Committee’s report

Thursday, 23 January 2014

NGA is disappointed that the Department for Education continues to believe that whether a school is an academy is more important than joining a formal partnership, called a federation, governed by a single board.

Consultation on changes to governance regulations and guidance

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

The government has announced a consultation on changes to some of the governance regulations for LA maintained schools.

NGA working with the Government to improve standards of school governance

Monday, 13 January 2014

The Department for Education is today releasing proposals for governing bodies to recruit more governors with useful skills and experience such as in HR and Finance.    

New Governors' Handbook published

Monday, 13 January 2014

The Department for Education has published the second edition of the Governors' Handbook.

New interactive video from SGOSS asks: 'Could you be a School Maker?'

Monday, 06 January 2014

SGOSS has launched a campaign to address vacancies in school governing bodies. 

The Road to Federation - reports now available

Friday, 20 December 2013

Today NGA is publishing the final reports from our study into governing bodies that consider joining federations and MATs.

Free FFT Governor Dashboard E-learning modules now available!

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Fischer Family Trust has created FREE e-learning modules to help governors get the most out of the Governor Dashboard. 

BGN membership survey now open

Friday, 06 December 2013

Birmingham Governors' Network has begun a survey of its membership.

New FFT Governor Dashboard film

Monday, 02 December 2013

A new film from Fischer Family Trust explains how governors can use the excellent Governor Dashboard to drive school improvement.

MPs to debate Select Committee Report on Governance: get involved

Friday, 29 November 2013

MPs to debate governance report in Parliament

New report from the CBI promotes schools and businesses learning from each other

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has today released a report outlining recommendations to ensure “assertive and confident governing bodies”. NGA supports many of the proposals and very much welcomes the CBI’s call for strengthened links between employers and schools. Unsurprisingly NGA wholeheartedly concurs with CBI Director General John Cridland’s encouragement of  “a renewed focus on the importance of governing bodies”.

NGA responds to leaked papers on headteacher boards

Thursday, 21 November 2013

NGA is seeking more information from the Department for Education about the story in today’s press on new regulators to oversee academies (and free schools which are also academies).  

Guardian & Telegraph 

NGA Annual Conference and AGM Election results

Monday, 18 November 2013

A big thank you to all the members who attended the conference, and the results of our elections...

Clerking Matters: Find us a clerk!

Friday, 08 November 2013

The NGA has launched a new pilot service to match clerks with schools.

MPs release report into school partnerships

Wednesday, 06 November 2013

The House of Commons Education Select Committee has released its report into school partnerships following an inquiry.

Details of new GCSEs released

Friday, 01 November 2013

Ofqual confirms some key new features to future GCSEs

Academy Parliamentary debate

Friday, 01 November 2013

Friday saw a short debate on academy conversion.

Opposition Day Debate on qualified teacher status

Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Wednesday saw an Opposition Day Debate on qualified teacher status. 

NGA at the Academies Show

Thursday, 24 October 2013

The NGA will be leading a workshop on governing groups of schools...

New secondary FFT Governor Dashboard now available

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

The latest Fischer Family Trust (FFT) Governor Dashboard for secondary schools is now available.

Congratulations

Monday, 21 October 2013

Congratulations to the teachers honoured in this year's teaching awards

DfE announces changes to secondary accountability and assessment

Monday, 14 October 2013

David Laws MP, Minister of State for Schools, has today announced changes to the secondary school accountability system.

Parliamentary debate on governance

Tuesday, 08 October 2013

Tuesday saw the first debate on governance for 12 months, in Parliament.

Free FFT Governor Dashboard training workshops, November & December 2013

Wednesday, 02 October 2013

FFT are offering free training sessions in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

Changes to early entry at GCSE

Monday, 30 September 2013

The DfE has announced that from 29 September 2013, only a student's first entry to a GCSE exam will count in their school's perfomance tables.

MPs to Debate School Governance

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Help us raise the profile of governance in the House of Commons debate

New primary FFT governor dashboard now available

Monday, 23 September 2013

The latest Fischer Family Trust (FFT) Governor Dashboard for primary schools is now available. This updated version contains 2013 key stage 2 results, improved gauges and new Department for Education indicators.

Free school meals for all children in infant classes

Tuesday, 17 September 2013

NGA welcomes the government's plans to fund free school meals for all infant pupils in England.

Government responds on the Role of School Governing Bodies

Friday, 13 September 2013

Today, the government released its response to the House of Commons Education Select Committee inquiry on the Role of School Governing Bodies.

Take part in a film about the FFT governor dashboard!

Thursday, 12 September 2013

FFT are looking for volunteers to share their experiences of the governor dashboard. 

Calling all special school governors

Friday, 06 September 2013

The NGA has launched a survey of special school governors...

Results of the NGA TES Survey published

Friday, 30 August 2013

 The results are in from the NGA TES survey. Thanks to the 2,400 governors who took part!

GCSE Exam results out today

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Congratulations to everyone who has received their GCSE exam results today! 

NGA Summer Conference presentations now available

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Members can now view and download presentations from the NGA Summer Conference.

Nominations are in for the NGA Elections

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Members can have their say in the elections to 3 general director positions, and 3 regional positions

Ofqual briefing on GCSE results

Thursday, 01 August 2013

Ofqual have published a document outlining changes to be aware of following a number of changes this year. 

Department for Education launches consultation on primary assessment and accountability

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Send NGA your comments on the DfE's consultation

Watch the NGA's film about strong governance!

Thursday, 11 July 2013

ITN has produced a short film for the NGA showcasing what strong governance looks like. 

Lord Nash announces funding for governance training to be doubled

Monday, 08 July 2013

Lord Nash announced at the NGA conference that investment in governance training will double.

Commons Education Select Committee release report

Thursday, 04 July 2013

Today, the Commons Education Select Committee published their report The Role of School Governing Bodies.

NGA response to House of Commons Education Select Committee report

Thursday, 04 July 2013

School governors welcome MPs’ call for more support to help governing bodies raise their game.   

NGA and TES join together for the annual survey of governors

Wednesday, 03 July 2013

Take part in the NGA and TES survey of governors!

Draft deregulation bill published

Tuesday, 02 July 2013

Yesterday, the Government published its draft Deregulation Bill. Read more here about how it will affect schools.

School funding announcement

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

On Wednesday 26 June the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, confirmed during the comprehensive spending review for 2015-16 that school revenue funding will remain protected in real terms in 2015-16, and the overall budget for the Department for Education (DfE) will increase to £53bn

Funding for National Award for SEN Coordination

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

The Department for Education have opened a further round of funding - apply by 17 July.

Stephen Twigg announces Labour's vision for education

Monday, 17 June 2013

Today Stephen Twigg outlined Labour's plans for English education, should they come into power.

All Party Parliamentary Group Summer Reception

Friday, 14 June 2013

Encourage your local MP to attend the APPG Summer Reception

NGA Summer Conference 2013

Friday, 07 June 2013

Don’t forget to book by 24 June 2013! 

Free FFT Governor Dashboard training events

Tuesday, 04 June 2013

Book yourself onto one of FFT's free training events for the Governor Dashboard 

Free BELMAS conference - Who should own our schools?

Tuesday, 04 June 2013

Places are still available for what promises to be a thought-provoking and stimulating one-day conference.

Continuing problems with logging in

Thursday, 30 May 2013

Apologies to members who still cannot log in to the website.

FFT Governor Dashboard briefing guides

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

The latest briefing guides in the 'Knowing your School' series explain how best to use the FFT Governor Dashboard. 

NGA Consultancy and Training service

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

NGA are now offering a bespoke training and  consultancy service to all governing bodies in England.

Technical difficulties with the NGA website

Monday, 20 May 2013

Apologies to anyone who couldn't access the website over the weekend - this has now been fixed.

New FFT Governor Dashboard now available!

Friday, 17 May 2013

The new dashboard, specifically for governors, is now online.

New School Performance Dashboard aims to provide detailed information for governors

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

On Friday 17th May, Fischer Family Trust (FFT) will be releasing a new School Performance Governor Dashboard aimed at all schools in England, working in partnership with the National Governors’ Association and the Wellcome Trust.

Governor Handbook released

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

The Department for Education (DfE) has today released their new Governor Handbook. 

NGA Policy Conference 2013 Workshops

Friday, 10 May 2013

The list of workshops for the Policy Conference can be found here.

And the winner is...

Wednesday, 01 May 2013

Congratulations Carolyn Choudhry, Stanbridge Primary School AND the Federation of Gislingham and Palgrave, all winners in the NGA Outstanding Governance Awards!

NGA Outstanding Governance Awards

Tuesday, 30 April 2013

The biennial Outstanding Governance Awards are being presented today by Lord Nash at the House of Commons.

DfE announces Technical Baccalaureate

Monday, 22 April 2013

The Department for Education has today announced the new "TechBacc".

Statutory Policy List

Friday, 19 April 2013

The Department for Education has amended the list of statutory policies for schools.

Gove wants to lengthen the school day

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Michael Gove announced today that he would like to lengthen the school day and install an ethic of hard work. 

New advice on performance related pay

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

The Department for Education (DfE) has issued new advice to schools about teachers' pay and conditions

Survey of headteacher appraisal extended

Thursday, 11 April 2013

The Institute of Education has extended the deadline on their survey of headteacher appraisals.

Workshop presentations now online

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Presentations from the 'Strong governance for good schools' workshops are now available.

Launch of National College for Teaching and Leadership

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

The merged Teaching Agency and National College will be known as the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

Future Leaders programme open for applications

Friday, 22 March 2013

Calling all governors – could someone on your SLT be a Future Leader?

Wellcome Trust 'Recommended Code of Governance' launched

Monday, 11 March 2013

The Wellcome Trust has launched a new 'Recommended Code of Governance' 

Free RAISEonline workshops for governors

Monday, 04 March 2013

The Leading Governance Group is offering a fully funded National College RAISEonline workshop specifically for governors.   

NGA response to Ofsted's School Data Dashboard

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Chief Executive Emma Knights has given a statement in response to the launch of Ofsted's Data Dashboard and Sir Michael Wilshaw's comments on governance. 

Governance Regulations Consultation

Monday, 18 February 2013

The Department for Education (DfE) is undertaking a short informal consultation on a new set of draft governance Regulations which will amalgamate three sets of existing regulations, covering: school governance procedures, terms of reference and governor allowances for LA maintained schools.

High Court rules against English GCSE regrade

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

The High Court has rejected a legal bid to overturn last summer's English GCSE grades.

Vote for the new name of the National College

Thursday, 07 February 2013

Have your say in the new name for the National College and Teaching Agency...

EBCs shelved and curriculum consultation launched

Thursday, 07 February 2013

EBCs scrapped in favour of improved GCSEs as curriculum consultation is launched

Emma Knights gives evidence

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Emma Knights is giving oral evidence today at the Select Committee.

Free National College workshops

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Chairs and headteachers can sign up for the National College's free workshops.

Elizabeth Truss announces changes to childcare

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Ms Truss proposes that fewer, better trained childcare professionals will raise standards and save parents money.

Future Leaders launches primary programme

Friday, 25 January 2013

Could someone on your SLT be a Future Leader?

Sponsored academies Q&A now available.

Friday, 25 January 2013

Our Q&A on sponsored academies is now available to members.

New Welcome to Governance available 31st January!

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

The National Governors' Association's updated publication, Welcome to Governance, will be available from the 31st January 2012.