Conflicts of interest and loyalty for governors of colleges and trustees of academies will occur, this guidance provides detail on how to identify, avoid and manage them appropriately.

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.

The academy school governance maturity matrix highlights factors that would indicate an academy having fledgling governance arrangements to those leading good practice and being sought out as best in class.

The guidance provides an outline of the core roles and responsibilities of the company secretary in an academy trust.

This specimen document provides an outline declaration for prospective trustees/directors/governors to confirm they are eligible to serve on an academy trust board.

This guidance will help academy trust boards to build their own board assurance framework and, once in place, to assess whether it continues to be effective.

This guidance note will detail some of the most important roles that are required under the various reporting regimes, and their functions.

This guidance note is aimed at trustees (and directors) of multi-academy trusts (MAT) in England and can be adapted for any size of MAT to reflect good practice for each organisation’s needs.