We run frequent surveys of our members to find out their views on the latest developments in education.
We also regularly create free downloadable whitepapers and reports for our audiences. You can view these below.
Trust expansion: overcoming growing pains
We know that academy trusts are at the centre of the government’s plans for a self-improving school system.
How exactly will they achieve this? Our report, produced in partnership with Forum Strategy, works to uncover the current state of affairs in the trust sector.
New to the role and want to learn the ropes?
Need a refresher of school governance basics?
The role of the school governor is important and varied, covering strategy, policy, budgeting and staffing.
Download our booklet which contains all the basic information and guidance you need to get up to speed quickly and make a positive impact in your school.
Chairing Full Governing Body Meetings: your complete guide
Download our booklet which includes top tips for your Chair of Governors on how to chair a full governing board meeting – covering how to prepare in advance, stick to time and keep things on track. You will also find our audit to evaluate how effective your current meetings are.
Download and share this factsheet with parents to make them aware of the risks around screen time for children, and how to keep their child safe and healthy.
This factsheet will support parents with:
> Setting parental controls on devices their children are likely to be using
> How to talk to their children about online safety
> How to set rules on screen time
> Ideas for what children could do instead
Test yourselves with our online safety quiz. When you’ve finished, you can also download our factsheet bundle, containing information and advice on Fortnite, TikTok, cyber-flashing and YouTube.
Test yourselves with our Unleashing Excellent Teaching quiz
Answer these 5 questions to test your knowledge of how to unleash excellent teaching…
When you’ve finished, you can also download session 1 of our CPD Toolkit course: Unleashing Excellent Teaching.
This factsheet includes information on the potential safeguarding risks associated with the popular video-sharing app TikTok.
It provides parents with an overview of the main concerns of the app, as well as offering actionable safety options to ensure that their child is protected.
Ofsted 2019: what’s changing and what governors can do now
Ofsted has published the proposed inspection framework and handbooks for September 2019 onwards. Download our 5-minute summary for governors to find out what the changes are.
Ofsted 2019: what’s changing in the new framework?
Ofsted has published the proposed inspection framework and handbooks for September 2019 onwards. Download our 5-minute summary to find out what the changes are.
Rural headteachers collectively run about 5,000 schools across England (over 20% of all schools) yet – until now – there has been a dearth of published insight into the unique challenges they face.
Download our free report, with statistics from more than 500 rural school headteachers, shining a light on the very context-specific strains on their budgets, staff, their own role, and how they’re coping.
Each year we survey a selection of our members to get their views on the state of education.
This year, 1,182 school leaders and 1,257 governors from mainstream schools in England completed the full survey.
Our 2017 State of Education report explores the challenges and priorities in school leadership today, as well as how schools are responding to pressures head on.
