NGA School and Trust Annual Governance Survey 2024

~ Bruce Levitan

The NGA has just published its latest (14th) School and Trust Annual Governance Survey. Highlight findings include:

  • Funding
    • Financial sustainability under threat
    • Budget pressures intensify
    • Falling pupil numbers
    • Curriculum breadth at risk
    • SEND funding crisis deepens
  • Pupil, family and community needs
    • SEND support demands surge
    • Attendance is high priority
    • Expanding school services
    • Safeguarding issues growing
  • Staffng, resources and accountability
    • Staffing challenges
    • Staff CPD needs greater focus
    • Declining school building conditions
    • Ofsted’s pervasive influence
  • Governance volunteers and recruitment challenges
    • Underrepresentation persists
    • More volunteers looking to resign
    • Ethnic diversity deficit
    • Recruitment challenges widespread
    • Employer support lacking
    • Workload concerns are growing

You can download the full report from the NGA website, here