DAG Busy Governance Guides Updated for 2025/26

DAG’s governance guides for governors, trustees, clerks and governance professionals have been updated for this new academic year.

The guides provide a summary of responsibilities for individual governors and trustees and for boards around areas such as safeguarding, SEND, Exclusion, attendance, environmental sustainability and much more.

Use the guides as a refresher to start your new term, or to help with new responsibilities. See www.dagdevon.uk to access the latest guides.

For Key Responsibilities:

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Attendance

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Pupil Premium

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Challenge

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Environment Sustainability

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Exclusions

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Safeguarding

DAG Busy Governance Guide to SEND

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Careers

DAG Busy Governance Guide to PE and Sport Premium

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Child Sexual Exploitation

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Chairing

For Board Responsibilities:

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Admissions

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Formal Procedures

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Formal Hearings

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Headteachers Report

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Promoting British Values

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Raising Additional Funds

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Training

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Multi Academy Trusts

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Due Diligence

DAG Busy Governance Guide to Virtual Governance