Equip governors with unrivalled knowledge & skills.

Transform your governing body into the driving force for high education standards with the largest collection of CPD and policy resources for governance – all on one platform.

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The knowledge & skills your governors need.

  • Achieve compliance

    Help your board comply with DfE and Ofsted governance expectations

  • Train the whole board

    Provide role-specific training for new governors, trustees, link governors, chairs, and clerks

  • Ensure governors are up to date

    Update your board with the latest policy changes and continually support ongoing development

  • Promote governance excellence

    Enhance governance skills in safeguarding, finance, recruitment, plus much more

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Achieve compliance

Help your board comply with DfE and Ofsted governance expectations

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Train the whole board

Provide role-specific training for new governors, trustees, link governors, chairs, and clerks

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Ensure governors are up to date

Update your board with the latest policy changes and continually support ongoing development

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Promote governance excellence

Enhance governance skills in safeguarding, finance, recruitment, plus much more

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Top 5 courses & webinars for governors & trustees.

Annual Certificate in Safeguarding for Governors

Annual Certificate in Safeguarding for Governors

Advanced Certificate in Mental Health for the Designated Governor or Trustee

Advanced Certificate in Mental Health for the Designated Governor or Trustee

Annual Certificate in Data Protection & GDPR for Governors

Annual Certificate in Data Protection & GDPR for Governors

Certificate in the Role of the Safeguarding Link Governor or Trustee

Certificate in the Role of the Safeguarding Link Governor or Trustee

Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Governors

Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Governors

Software to simplify governance.

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Make training easy to access

Share all courses, webinars, templates and resources online so governors and trustees can access training anytime, anywhere, on any device.

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Make policy
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Manage the policy process on one platform – update, share, ask approval and track progress to streamline policy-sign off.

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Make reporting
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Use simple evaluation and reporting dashboards that make it easy to inform governors on strategic objectives and school improvement plans.

Join over 16,000 member schools, trusts & nurseries

Rated 4.7* by over 1 million educators.

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There’s such a broad array of training opportunities, that we don’t need to go hunting for training externally. The content is really current and the feedback I get from staff is that it offers value to them. The whole package just works on every level for us.
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Fir Tree College
Fir Tree College

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The National College provides a great way of tracking CPD and evidencing what has been completed on the platform. It reduces workload, and we have that data at our fingertips to show which staff have accessed the training.
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Diverse Academies
Diverse Academies Trust

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With The National College, we can quickly assign role-specific CPD to 300 members of staff. It’s fantastic. It's very valuable to have that ease of access.
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Phoenix Primary & Secondary School

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The National College has enabled us to keep abreast of everything, not only the statutory requirements, but other important topical issues. It's so thorough that it provides peace of mind, knowing that everything is covered.
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Herts & Essex Multi-Academy Trust

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