The rules: in summary
- All maintained schools and academies must publish up-to-date governance information on their websites
- The exact information required is different for maintained schools and academies
- It must be in a readily accessible form, meaning directly on to webpages, without the need to download or open a separate document
This is set out in:
- Paragraph 5.7.2 of the maintained schools governance guide
- Paragraph 1.49 of the Academy Trust Handbook 2024 (it's available as a PDF on the main ATH page)
Maintained school requirements
Use our checklist to make sure you've got everything covered:
The structure and remit of the governing board and any committees, and the full name of the chair of each one For each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months: Their full name Their date of appointment Their term of office The date when they stepped down, where applicable The
