Governance

The latest news, analysis and advice covering all areas of school governance, including new policy, compliance, regulation and more

Wednesday

21st Oct 2026

Experienced teachers lose right to annual pay reviews
DfE also presses ahead with allowing one-off bonuses for teachers and leaders, despite union warnings about pay inequality
Turning off tap

Tuesday

20th Oct 2026

Schools ‘not rushing’ to join MATs despite White Paper push
A record low proportion of governors and trustees want to take on the role of chair, National Governance Association survey also reveals
Slow lane sign

Thursday

15th Oct 2026

DfE told to defend moving schools to national MAT
Trust warns officials that rebrokering process ‘risks undermining sector confidence’, in emails seen by Tes
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Tuesday

13th Oct 2026

Ofsted report card inspections are ‘brutal’, say governors
School leadership teams have been ‘breaking down’ over inspection pressures, National Governance Association survey finds
Ofsted

Friday

9th Oct 2026

DfE takes nearly 6 months to decide senior pay case
The experience of colleges with government pay controls suggests academy trusts will be left in limbo waiting for executive salaries to be approved, leader warns
Delayed sign
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Wednesday

30th Sep 2026

Governor trust in MATs at ‘all-time low’
‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals
Governor trust in MATs at ‘all-time low’

Tuesday

29th Sep 2026

MAT executive pay to be linked to Ofsted ratings
DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work
DfE executive pay framework

Thursday

24th Sep 2026

Unions urge DfE to scrap teacher bonus plans
New performance awards risk creating inequality, warn the NAHT and NASUWT as the unions call for changes to the government’s pay reforms
Unions urge government to scrap bonus payments

Monday

21st Sep 2026

Technical pathways in schools ‘not deliverable’ by 2028
Liberal Democrats’ education spokesperson Munira Wilson tells Tes she is ‘amazed’ at the pace of the government’s vocational education plans
Munira Wilson
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Tuesday

15th Sep 2026

Secondaries gain ‘flexibility’ on school food standards
Government sets out healthy food plans after consultation received mixed views on a range of proposed restrictions
Child looking through cheese slice

Wednesday

9th Sep 2026

DfE apologises to primary heads for prior attainment error
Schools are advised that progress scores will not be affected, but heads voice fears about ‘additional stress and workload’
DfE data mistake
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