Wraparound childcare guidance Guidance has been issued on how schools should respond to requests for wraparound childcare. The national wraparound childcare programme is part of th... 12th Mar 2024
New maintained schools and academy schools governance handbook The Department of Education (DfE) has just published the latest governance handbook in two versions, one for maintained school governors and one for a... 11th Mar 2024
Children not in school Two sets of statistics have just been published concerning children who are not present in mainstream schools. Some parents prefer to educate their ch... 7th Mar 2024
Governor or school leader food hero? Jamie Oliver’s Good School Food Awards are open for nominations. He wants to celebrate the inspiring governor or school leader going above and beyon... 6th Mar 2024
Children ready for school? A report by Kindred on school readiness following a survey of 1000 parents and 1000 teachers of children of reception age for 2023 has provided some i... 5th Mar 2024
Attendance Guidance Updated Attendance Guidance has now been published that will become mandatory from September 2024. Some new advice has been included for schools. From Septemb... 4th Mar 2024
North Devon School Consultations Newport Community School Primary Academy Tarka Learning Partnership Academy Trust is consulting on a proposal to increase the number of places from 8 ... 29th Feb 2024
2024 Academies Benchmark Report The 12th annual survey of Trusts representing 2,300 schools is now available. This report on the financial health of academies by Bishop Fleming and K... 28th Feb 2024
Mobile phones in schools guidance Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the government’s plan to minimise disruption and improve behaviour in cl... 27th Feb 2024
Is environmental sustainability one of your board’s strategic priorities? The National Governance Association (NGA) has been asking their members what they are doing to make climate change and sustainability a priority for 2... 26th Feb 2024