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Statutory policies for schools and academy trusts
DfE have recently updated their guidance on the policies and documents that governing bodies and proprietors of schools must have.
To access this guidance click here.
If you would like to review how to ensure that your academy school or trust is properly meeting DfE requirements on Statutory Policies (or indeed, for a basic and more general chat about what I do) please contact me at jack@jackminto.com or on 017514 499238 for a preliminary discussion.
So, what’s Lipogrammic writing?
A lipogram is a piece of constrained writing or a word game consisting of writing paragraphs or longer works in which a particular letter or group of letters is avoided.
An example would be the book Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (2001) – which is often described as a “progressively lipogrammatic epistolary fable”.
Multi-academy trusts: establishing and developing your trust
DfE have updated their guidance on how MATs can grow their trust (including using a trust partnership arrangement).
To access the guidance in full, click here.
If you would like to review any aspect (whether at the “strategic review” level or to get a perspective on either
(a) the (sometimes tortuous) “machinery” of establishing a MAT or
(b) developing an established MAT or
(c) using a Trust Partnership agreement
do please contact me at jack@jackminto.com or on 017514 499238 for a preliminary discussion (or indeed, for a basic and more general chat about what I do).
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Academy trusts: themes from ESFA’s assurance work
ESFA (Education and Skills Funding Agency) have published a briefing about their assurance work relating to financial management and governance in the academies sector.
There are a number of common themes arising from this in respect of the 2020 to 2021 period.
Although (with regard to the review of academy trust financial statements, academy funding audits, financial management and governance reviews) the number of “late” or “qualified” submissions was relatively low, the nature of these is worthy of review.
To access the ESFA briefing on their assurance work click here.
If you would like to review how to ensure that your academy school or trust is properly meeting ESFA requirements (or indeed, for a basic and more general chat about what I do) please contact me at jack@jackminto.com or on 017514 499238 for a preliminary discussion.
Welcome to a Multi-academy trust
NGA have updated their induction guide for new MAT trustees.
This is an excellent entry-level read if you are new to governing a multi academy trust board (MAT). It is also invaluable for those who want to refresh their knowledge and understanding of good governance practice.
Click here to access the publication.
If you would like to review any aspect of Multi-academy trust governance (generally or as it might impact your school or trust) do please contact me at jack@jackminto.com or on 017514 499238 for a preliminary discussion.
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Safeguarding – A guide for Governing Boards
Regular readers will have seen my previous posts on Safeguarding, on KCSiE and on the governance of Safeguarding.....and will be aware that DfE have published updated statutory guidance – see here for Keeping Children Safe in Education and have also updated their advice (see here) on Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges. Both of these came into effect on 1 September 2021.
In light of the above, NGA have recently published their guide for governors entitled “The Governance of Safeguarding”.
To access the NGA Guide just click here.
If you would like to review any aspect of how governors might best address KCSiE and/or Safeguarding (generally or as it might impact your school or trust) do please contact me at jack@jackminto.com or on 017514 499238 for a preliminary discussion.
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