Explore, read and download key guidance and information to support candidates lookinging for non-executive director roles in education. Learn the basics of the academy landscape and prepare to join a multi-academy trust board.
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Non-executive director (NED) roles are increasingly competitive and desirable. The same is true for pro-bono as for paid. How do you secure your first role?...
Resources for business leaders›prepare for joining a board
Resources for non-executive directors›learn what makes a good multi-academy trust
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The Department for Education has published its guidance on the roles and duties of school governors and academy trusts. Proving good advice on the skills...
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Resources for non-executive directors›learn more about academy finances
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This revised handbook (2019) sets out the financial framework for academy trusts, reflecting their status as companies, charities and public bodies. A must read for...
Resources for business leaders›learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
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The objective of the academy programme is to change education in England for the better by raising standards. As multi-academy trusts grow and develop in...
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Resources for trusts›get more from my trust board
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Following the recent launch of wave 14 free school funding, Hannah Jackson from the Advisory Team, New Schools Network , shares her insight into how...
Resources for business leaders›learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
Resources for business leaders›prepare for joining a board
Resources for non-executive directors›become a more effective non-executive director/ chair
Resources for trusts›get more from my trust board
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Steve Playford, Global Director of the Financial Times, talks through the next steps after a stellar career and what a NED portfolio can do for...
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Resources for employers›learn more about the benefits of senior staff joining academy trust boards
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To celebrate Trustees’ Week 2018, we asked Academy Ambassador alumnus Emanuela Sani, Head of Security at BT to share her experience in joining a 48-school...
Resources for business leaders›learn the basics of academies and multi-academy trusts
Resources for non-executive directors›learn the essential principles of the non-executive director role
Resources for trusts›recruit to my existing trust board
learn the basics of academies and multi-academy trusts | learn the essential principles of the non-executive director role | recruit to my existing trust board
The past quarter has been a particularly exciting time for education leaders and those involved in schools, academies and trusts in communities across the country...
Resources for business leaders›learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
Resources for employers›learn more about the benefits of senior staff joining academy trust boards
Resources for non-executive directors›learn the essential principles of the non-executive director role
learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair | learn more about the benefits of senior staff joining academy trust boards | learn the essential principles of the non-executive director role
The Education Secretary has issued a call to arms to businesses and skilled professionals to “play their part in helping the next generation to thrive”...
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Resources for trusts›recruit to my existing trust board
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This note provides additional guidance to trusts that wish to recruit Members, as distinct from trustees or non-executive board members, through Academy Ambassadors.
Resources for business leaders›learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
Resources for non-executive directors›learn what makes a good multi-academy trust
Resources for trusts›recruit to my existing trust board
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When Phil Jones – the Chief Executive of Yorkshire-based Northern Powergrid, and Regional Chair of Yorkshire and Humber CBI – first engaged with Academy Ambassadors,...
Resources for business leaders›learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
The objective of the academies programme is to change education in England for the better by raising standards. As multi-academy trusts (MATs) grow and develop...
Resources for business leaders›learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair
Resources for non-executive directors›learn the essential principles of the non-executive director role
learn more about the role of a non-executive director/ chair | learn the essential principles of the non-executive director role
Academy Ambassadors has produced a guide for trustees/non-executive directors of academy trusts, to help them understand their personal liabilities alongside the obligations which stem from...
