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These guides are for:

• governing boards in local-authority-maintained schools
• boards of trustees in academies
• others involved in school governance, such as sponsors, foundations and dioceses
• organisations that help governing boards be more effective, such as governance training providers
• anyone providing clerking services to a governing board

The Governance handbook explains:

• governing boards roles and functions
• their legal duties
• where they can find support
• the main features of effective governance

The Competency framework for governance sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours that school and academy governing boards need to be effective.

The Competency framework for clerking sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to provide professional clerking to school and academy governing boards.

The Statutory policies for schools page outlines the policies and other documents school governing boards are legally required to have.