This guidance outlines approaches to board reporting and includes a case study of the approach taken by Castle Phoenix Trust.
Effective board reporting is a challenge in any organisation but particularly in the context of school trust governance, which is comprised entirely of individuals who are offering their time on a voluntary basis (often on top of day jobs) and who also may not have expertise in all areas of educational operations.
How do you provide accurate, thoughtful and insightful reports that contain enough information for your boards to hold you to account, without overwhelming them and making them feel they are ‘drinking water from a firehose’?
To be effective, the design of board reporting cannot be done in isolation. It sits hand in glove with the design of your governance community, your scheme of delegation, and your annual governance cycle, to ensure the right people are receiving the right information at the right time.
