The government should consider extending the National Leaders of Governance (NLG) scheme to support local authority schools rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, an evaluation report has suggested.
The programme, which has been running for a decade, was reformed last year to include a wider range of experts, with those sent in to help improve schools’ governance now being paid.
A total of 66 designated NLGs were employed across English regions in 2021-22 to support long-term “requires improvement” schools, or those given the rating during the academic year.
