The leading ongoing programme of professional development dedicated to governance professionals in school trusts.
Once you join us, you stay – we have a 95% retention rate.
This is delivered through virtual sessions, our community portal and our help on hand sessions. Our sessions are friendly, accessible, welcoming and our group know each other.
Our guidance always goes above and beyond the norm - letting you know what you need to know, why you need to know it, when you need to do it and the tools to achieve it.
We translate complex regulatory requirements and statutory guidance into practical solutions for implementation. Effectively we digest all those sector updates in your ‘to-be-read’ email folder and tell you what you need to do about it!
Why should you join Trust Governance Insight?
Why should you join Trust Governance Insight?
We know the governance professional role is often isolated and can be lonely; our community comes together to support each other
Everything we do is developed by academy governance professionals for academy governance professionals.
Trust Governance Insight is your space
Our group is our strength – we include everyone from standalone academy trusts to the largest trusts in the country, we have special trusts, alternative provision, faith and mixed trusts
Within our group there will be someone who has been there and done it – we showcase best practice to enhance how we work
On a scale of 1 – 10, how likely are you to recommend TGI to a colleague or another trust?
“TGI is an invaluable source of expertise, information and support within the governance of academy trusts across the country.
I have attended several governance training programmes and accessed a wide variety of resources and tools online, but TGI deliver to a level above all others I have experienced.
The tools, content and information sharing is always current, helpful and fit for purpose, eclipsed only by the training sessions and support that demonstrate a remarkable understanding and intuition for the current issues facing Governance Professionals within academy trusts. The way TGP are professionalising our sector is exceptional”.
Richard Amos
Strategic Lead Officer, The Gorse Academies Trust
Average response: 9.7 out of 10
(TGI member survey, summer 2024)
What's Included?
Friendly, live virtual sessions
Friendly, live virtual sessions, including Compliance Briefings six times per year, ‘lightning’ sessions that are responsive to common themes throughout the year, and special interest groups
Guest speakers from the education sector and beyond
We invite expert speakers to share their insight with our group
Bi-monthly TGI/Stone King surgeries
An opportunity to hear informally from our partners at Stone King and ask your questions
Comprehensive Guidance
Comprehensive guidance on the key things you need to know; tips, signposts and bespoke resources to help you do it
A welcome call
A welcome call, so you know us and we know you
One-to-One support
One-to-One support for answering your queries, arranging to speak with you to consider questions or challenges, and also make connections within the group
Online platform access
Access to our closed online platform, which is used by members of our group to post questions and share resources
A peer network
A peer network where you can share both good practice and challenges with other governance professionals who work in trusts or support schools with similar features to your own
Over £300 worth of additional member benefits
Over £300 worth of additional member benefits from our partners – including a free place on a Confederation of School Trusts (CST) masterclass of your choice, and a one-year professional subscription to the Chartered Governance Institute
TGP has surpassed any previous experience of networking, with well-planned sessions and a real personal touch from the lead staff in how they reach out to members – getting to understand their development priorities and issues; and proactively connecting you to others as well as signposting to useful resources.
Access to the [community portal] reinforces this and provides members quick access to useful resources and a message board that gives you access to a wide circle of ‘additional colleagues’ to share issues with for real life solutions.
Fiona McGrath
Head of Governance and Corporate Services, Star Academies
TGP were a huge support for me when I started in a new governance role and the group remains my 'go to'.
I love that there are no silly questions and no-one is made to feel inadequate if they need help with basics. A brilliant system that works very well.
Georgina Neil
Head of Governance and Compliance, The Tapscott Learning Trust
Joining TGI was a no brainer for me! My Trust has continued to benefit from the ongoing support, guidance and resources that are so warmly shared and designed to ensure TGI members are not constantly having to reinvent the wheel!
The sessions run by the TGI team are incredibly valuable and no question asked is a silly one! Being a member of TGI has taken away that feeling of isolation which often comes with being a sole Governance Professional in a Trust.
Thank you for all you do, I couldn't be without you!
Katy Love
Governance Manager, Southend East Community Academy Trust
