Outstanding Governance Awards 2025
NGA’s Outstanding Governance Awards 2025 are now open for nominations for governors, trustees and governance professionals!
Every two years, NGA’s awards recognise the contributions of boards, governors, trustees and governance professionals. These awards showcase outstanding practice in school and trust governance, shining a spotlight on the transformative impact that effective governance has on schools, trusts, and the education of children and young people.
Nominations are now closed.
The NGA Outstanding Governance Awards 2025 are the only national awards celebrating the vital role of governors, trustees, clerks, and lead governance professionals. They offer a unique opportunity to reflect on governance practice, improvement, and impact while gaining recognition through a rigorous judging process.
These awards celebrate outstanding governance practice and showcase the powerful contribution governance has made to schools, trusts, and the education of children and young people.
Categories include:
✅ Outstanding governance in a single school
✅ Outstanding governance in a multi academy trust
✅ Outstanding clerk to a governing board
✅ Outstanding lead governance professional
More information coming soon.