Governance Operational Support

Re-thinking Governance

The Re-thinking Governance Project changed how academies approach governance, ultimately making SNMAT governance collectively stronger.  One outcome from this project is that partner academies follow the same termly governance meeting cycle and planner.

Accountability Panels:
  • Hold leaders at all levels to account
  • Monitor progress against improvement priorities
  • Make recommendations to Full Governor meetings

GKIT – Governor Keep in Touch meetings:

  • A member of SNMAT’s school improvement team meets with governors in each academy to make recommendations for routes of enquiry/accountability for future governance meetings.
2024-2025Accountability Panel 1Accountability Panel 2GKITFull Governing Body Meeting
Autumn3/9/24-27/9/2430/9/24-18/10/244/11/24-27/11/2428/11/24-18/12/24
Spring06/01/25-24/01/2527/01/25-14/02/2524/02/25-14/03/2517/03/25-14/04/25
Summer22/04/25-07/05/2508/05/25-23/05/2502/06/25-27/06/2501/07/25-29/07/25

The SNMAT Governance Meeting Cycle, Operational Handbook and Operational Guidance support academies with queries relating to process and procedure.

SNMAT  LGB Operational Guidance  July 2022

SNMAT Governance Operational Handbook 2024-2025

SNMAT Termly Planner 2024-2025