The proposition of governing a school trust is fundamentally different from governing a maintained school. While there may be comparable challenges in maintained schools, problem-identification and solutions are often specific to trust governance and need a different approach.
This guidance covers twenty key elements that arise in the specific context of trust governance, drawing from governance literature from within and from outside our sector.
Updated September 2024.
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