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Guidance and further reading for new school governors

Department for Education (DfE) resources

Governance handbook, GOV.UK – DfE

A Competency Framework for Governance

Maintained School Governance: Structures and Role Descriptors

Academy Trust Governance: Structures and Role Descriptors

Education Inspection Framework, Ofsted

The education inspection framework, Ofsted

School resource management: top 10 planning checks for governors

Keeping children safe in education

Academy trusts: governance

Local-authority-maintained schools: governance

Governance organisations

National Governance Association

The Key

Guide for governing boards, Education Endowment Foundation

Research

School governance in 2020, NGA

Research into Professional Development through School Governance – Governors for Schools

Multi-Academy Trust Governance Survey – Governors for Schools

Measuring the work of Governors for Schools – A Quantative Assessment

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