School governance

Duties and responsibilities, collaborative governance, school structure changes, roles in governance, guidance on what to publish online.

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Services

• Interim executive board application form

  How local authorities can apply to set up a school governing body as an interim executive board.

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Guidance and regulation

• What maintained schools must or should publish online
  • Detailed guide
  • 24 October 2024
  • Department for Education
• What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online
  • Detailed guide
  • 24 October 2024
  • Department for Education
• Academies: making significant changes or closure by agreement
  • Guidance
  • 14 November 2024
  • Department for Education
• Equality Act 2010: advice for schools
  • Guidance
  • 28 June 2018
  • Department for Education
• Barring unsuitable individuals from managing independent schools
  • Guidance
  • 8 June 2022
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• Letter to governors and trustees: qualification results 2024
  • 3 October 2024
  • Ofqual
  • Correspondence
• Letter to governors and trustees about qualification results 2023
  • 3 July 2023
  • Ofqual
  • Correspondence
• Direction: Christopher Bowler barred from managing independent schools
  • 10 February 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Decision
• Direction: Trevor Averre-Beeson barred from managing independent schools
  • 10 February 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Decision
• Direction: Miriam Sebbagh barred from managing independent schools
  • 12 December 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Decision

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Research and statistics

• National leaders of governance reform: evaluation
  • 12 November 2022
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• School and trust governance during coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • 27 July 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• School and trust governance investigative report
  • 7 October 2020
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Governing in unprecedented times
  • 11 September 2020
  • Ofsted
  • Research
• NLG advisory group: reform recommendations
  • 9 September 2020
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

• Maintained school governing body constitution: regulation changes
  • 15 May 2014
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 14 March 2014
• Changes to the system of school organisation
  • 18 December 2013
  • Department for Education
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 24 October 2013

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Early years places and workforce need
  • 17 October 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Review of Oldknow Academy Trust
  • 9 June 2014
  • Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency and Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Review of Park View Educational Trust
  • 9 June 2014
  • Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency and Department for Education
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Education & Skills Funding Agency

• Ofsted
• Ofqual
• The Charity Commission