External Reviews of Governance
NGA completes hundreds of ERGs each year, helping boards assess effectiveness and plan improvements. MATs are advised to undertake an ERG every three years.
New Attendance Expectations
The DfE has introduced Attendance Baseline Improvement Expectations (ABIEs), with AI-generated targets from 2026. Schools have received indicative ABIEs for 2025/26 to prepare.
Updated School Uniform Guidance
New non-statutory guidance advises schools to consider support for families, political impartiality, SEND needs and reducing pressures linked to costly designer sportswear.
NGA Calls for End to Two-Child Limit
NGA has joined over 100 organisations urging the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit, highlighting its impact on child poverty and school communities.
New Resources on School Structures
NGA has published:
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New MAT growth strategy guidance
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Updated guidance on joining a MAT
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Updated MAT mergers guidance
Plus: watch our MAT growth webinar on-demand.
National School Meals Week
Celebrate nutritious school food and support pupil wellbeing with NGA’s DfE-partnered e-learning on whole-school food approaches and our wider food culture resources.
Last Chance to Book: Annual Conference & AGM
Join us on Thursday 20 November 2025 in Birmingham. Sessions cover inclusion, accountability and financial governance. Free for NGA members; bookings close Monday morning.