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The 2025 Academies Benchmark Report has now been published

The 13th annual benchmark report has analysed the financial data of over 260 Trusts (representing almost 2,300 schools) providing essential informatio...

27th Feb 2025

Prevent Training

The Prevent Duty has been in the news recently in relation to terror attacks. The threat of a terrorist attack in the UK is currently assessed as subs...

26th Feb 2025

School Food Standards – free training

Governing boards have a legal duty to make sure the School Food Standards are followed and play a key role in creating a positive whole school food cu...

25th Feb 2025

Changes to checking for FSM Entitlement?

The Early education minister Stephen Morgan has announced that the government is redesigning its system for checking free school meals eligibility. At...

24th Feb 2025

Devon Education Forum Members March 2025

The Devon Association of Governance (DAG) is pleased to confirm that after the election process earlier this term the following have been appointed as...

13th Feb 2025

SEND Guidance for School Governing Boards

The Department for Education (DfE) has just produced special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities guidance for school governing boards. The guidan...

12th Feb 2025

Thursday 13 February School Governor Awareness Day

School governors and trustees form one of the largest volunteer forces in the country, playing a vital role in shaping the future of education. Howeve...

11th Feb 2025

Ofsted Changes

Ofsted has now set out how its proposed new inspection model and school report cards will work. A consultation on the proposals will run until April 2...

10th Feb 2025

Outstanding Governance Awards 2025

The National Governance Association (NGA) Awards 2025 are now open for nominations. The NGA awards are the only national awards celebrating the vital ...

6th Feb 2025

Support staff pay claim

Local government unions representing 1.4m council and school employees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are demanding a decent wage rise as they...

5th Feb 2025

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