After many months of hard work, we’re finally live! Our team of consultants work with Governors at over 1,400 schools and our aim is to share our experience and expertise with you through our new Better Governor website. If you are curious about us and want to know who we are and what we do, you can watch our short videos. Amanda Peck, an academy governor , and Steve Barker, our Head of Governance Consultancy, will introduce our vision for the Better Governor website and briefly talk through the resources that will be available to you. Why not let us know if there is a subject you would like to see featured and we’ll do our best to push it up our priority list.

Academies

If your school is an academy or considering becoming one, or part of a multi- academy trust, you can find key information here to support your governing body before, during and after conversion.

Changes to Risk Protection Arrangements for 2018
The Risk Protection Arrangement is an alternative to insurance for Academy Trusts. Under the scheme, the government covers losses which would otherwise be claimed through insurance providers

Author: Ruth Murton September 2018
National Funding Formula for schools – Update July 2018
The Department for Education has updated information on the implementation of the National funding Formula for schools and high needs.

Consultant: Steve Barker August 2018
Revised Guidance – what Academies and free schools should publish online
The Department for Education has revised guidance on what academies and free should publish online.

Author: Ruth Murton June 2018
Better Governor Podcast – Headteacher Appraisal
This short podcast features two of our governance experts, Steve Barker and Ruth Murton, discussing Headteacher Appraisal.

Consultant: Steve Barker June 2018
New Academies Financial Handbook– effective September 2018
The Academies Financial Handbook 2018 – Compliance with this handbook is a requirement for academy trusts.

Consultant: Ruth Murton and Steve Barker June 2018
Free webinar – What is the role of Members in a MAT?
A free to access webinar focusing on the Role of Members in a multi-academy trust.

Consultant: Steve Barker May 2018
Identity verification for new chairs of Trust Boards
It is a requirement, of the DfE, that when a new chair of an academy trust board is elected they complete an Identity Verification Form in conjunction with their Disclosure and Barring Scheme application.

Consultant: Steve Barker August 2017
New Academies Financial Handbook 2017
The Education & Skills Funding Agency (EFSA) has published the 2017 Academies Financial Handbook. The new handbook contains updates on aspects of Governance and Financial Control.

Consultant: Steve Barker July 2017
Changes to Risk Protection Arrangements for 2016 explained
The Risk Protection Arrangement is an alternative to insurance for academy trusts. Under the scheme, the government covers losses which would otherwise be claimed through insurance providers. Read more here now...

Author: Ruth Murton September 2016
Academy Budget Setting - what do governors need to consider?
Given the pressure on academy budgets there are a number of assumptions used in budgeting that governors need to be aware of and consider when approving their budgets.

Author: Ruth Murton June 2016

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Better Governor Webinar Secondary Matters 1st November

This Better Governor webinar will focus on issues germane to secondary education. In this first of a series of Secondary Matters webinars, we will explore the curriculum and how current policy, thought, research and plans to overhaul the Ofsted Inspection framework will influence what is taught in secondary schools going forward. We want to engage you in a debate over issues such as how the secondary curriculum meets pupils’ needs and as governors how we know. We will look at the new careers guidance requirements and reflect on how they are shaping governors' monitoring. Above all we aim to enable governors and trustees to improve their confidence in asking questions about the curriculum and ensuring the offer in their school meets expectations of government, regulators and pupils.

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Better Governor content relates to schools in England.