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Need-to-know: Governance guides updated

The DfE has updated the governance guides for maintained schools and academy trusts. Here are the main changes you need to be aware of, which came into effect on 25 June 2025.

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The governance guides for maintained schools and academy trusts updated on 25 June 2025. The changes are small, and likely things you're already doing.

We've outlined the key changes below, to help get you up to speed. 

Chairs must sign off the PE and sport premium digital report

This is the case for both the digital reporting form and the version published on your school website, if you choose to publish your own report (not a downloaded copy of your completed digital form). This year's report is due by 31 July.

This is outlined in section 7.3.1 of the governance guide for maintained schools, and section 7.5.1 for academies (go to ‘PE and sport premium’).

While the statutory responsibilities for supporting pupils with mental health and wellbeing haven’t changed, as part of meeting these responsibilities, the governance guides now say that schools should have clear

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