Governance

The latest news, analysis and advice covering all areas of school governance, including new policy, compliance, regulation and more

Thursday

26th Oct 2023

What governors want from the next government
The joint CEO of the NGA explains what those giving up their time to support schools want any future government to tackle, from recruitment woes to building quality
Typewriter wish list

Tuesday

24th Oct 2023

Wilshaw: Ofsted ‘not focusing enough on teaching quality’
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also warns that it is ‘ridiculous’ that schools with ‘terrible’ results can receive ‘good’ Ofsted judgements
Sir Michael Wilshaw said that Ofsted is not looking at the quality of teachers' lessons enough.

Friday

20th Oct 2023

CST appoints Sir Hamid Patel as chair
Star Academies chief takes on role after serving on the Confederation of School Trusts board since September 2019 
10 questions with...Sir Hamid Patel

Tuesday

10th Oct 2023

Governors call for long-term school staff pay plan
The National Governance Association sets out an education manifesto to tackle the big issues raised by governors at schools across the country
Governors are calling for the DfE to produce a long term pay plan for school staff.

Tuesday

3rd Oct 2023

Sir Dan Moynihan: ‘There is no point in blame - the buck stops with me’
In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their leadership philosophy and their experience of leading. This month, we talk to MAT CEO Sir Dan Moynihan
Sir Dan Moynihan: 'There is no point in blame – the buck stops with me

Thursday

14th Sep 2023

Tes Scotland’s 10 questions with...Clare Harker
The Glasgow primary headteacher on creating a truly fair schools system, the value in being “consistently inconsistent” and how her school responded to a “tsunami of racism”
Clare Harker

Friday

8th Sep 2023

6 issues causing concern for school governors and trustees
A new NGA survey sheds light on the issues dominating the agenda in governors meetings – and how they are responding
Six issues

Tuesday

11th Jul 2023

We don’t need ‘hero heads’ - we need better routes for school support
Rather than centralising school improvement via regional directors, Labour should instead facilitate more extensive school-to-school support, says Steve Rollett
We don’t need ‘hero heads’, we need better routes for school support

Thursday

6th Jul 2023

DfE relaxes MAT related-party spending deal rules
New Academy Trust handbook has doubled the threshold for deals that need prior government approval from £20,000 to £40,000
Measuring money
Revealed: how the DfE matches MATs with schools
New guidance has revealed how the DfE’s regional directors will make decisions about academising and rebrokering schools
New DfE guidance sets out how it will make decisions over moving schools into academy trusts.

Tuesday

4th Jul 2023

6 things I wish I’d known when building a MAT
Beckmead Trust CEO Jonty Clark offers his advice on how to grow an academy trust – and explains why, despite all the stress, he’d do it all over again in a heartbeat (probably)
Jonty Clark