Guidance Notes

This guidance note visually outlines some of the factors that a charity board will want to consider when discussing board evaluations.

This guidance note proposes model terms of reference for the audit and risk committee of an academy trust seeking to comply fully with the requirements of the Department for Education’s (DfE) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA) guidance.

This guidance note proposes model terms of reference for the remuneration committee of an academy trust or multi-academy trust (MAT) seeking to comply with the requirements of the Department for Education’s (DfE) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA) guidance and funding arrangements for academy trusts.

This guidance note is written for those MATs with established boards of trustees which delegate specific and significant functions to the senior leadership team and committees of the board (including local governing boards).

Guidance on the legal and regulatory role, responsibilities and duties of trustees of charities operating in Northern Ireland.

This paper seeks to meet the challenge of those sceptical about the real benefits of good governance and provide those new to governance in the charity sector with a better understanding of the 'virtuous circle of good governance' and how it can enable a charity to achieve its goals.

This guidance note covers registered charities in England and Wales and will support trustees in identifying, avoiding and managing conflicts of interest in an appropriate manner

The matrix highlights factors that would indicate the competency of individual charity trustees, and boards collectively, highlighting what capabilities trustees and boards should be able to demonstrate.

This guidance note has been written to provide those responsible for or involved in the governance of a charity with detailed information on how to recruit and appoint charity trustees.