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Guidance

National Leaders of Governance for further education

Find out about the role of National Leaders of Governance (NLGs) for further education and how NLGs support college improvement.

From:
Department for Education
Published
15 June 2018
Last updated
243 February 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

National Leaders of Governance for further education

HTML

NLG guidance for applicants

PDF, 287 KB, 4 pages

NLG application form

MS Word Document, 44.4 KB

Details

This guidance on the role of National Leaders of Governance (NLGs) in supporting college improvement includes information about:

  • how the NLGs for further education programme will operate
  • who can apply

Applications can be made by:

  • serving governors
  • governance professionals
  • clerks at further education (FE) colleges

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Updates to this page

Published 15 June 2018
Last updated 243 February 2025 + show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect applications are currently closed.

  2. Updated as the application window is now open.

  3. 'National Leaders of Governance for further education' has been updated. The latest round of applications to become a National Leader of Governance has closed.

  4. Applications are currently open and the guidance has been updated to reflect this.

  5. The content has been updated to clarify what's involved in becoming a National Leader of Governance. A link to sign up for email alerts about future recruitment rounds has been added.

  6. Updated as applications are closed.

  7. Updated application guidelines including the new recruitment round and added a new application form.

  8. Updated guidance for applicants with the new closing date of 11pm on 29 October 2019.

  9. Page updated to reflect the application window is currently closed.

  10. First published.

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Update history

2025-02-24 17:00
Updated to reflect applications are currently closed.

2025-02-03 10:00
Updated as the application window is now open.

2023-02-01 12:50
‘National Leaders of Governance for further education’ has been updated. The latest round of applications to become a National Leader of Governance has closed.

2023-01-09 09:30
Applications are currently open and the guidance has been updated to reflect this.

2022-11-24 15:49
The content has been updated to clarify what’s involved in becoming a National Leader of Governance. A link to sign up for email alerts about future recruitment rounds has been added.

2022-03-17 12:00
Updated as applications are closed.