Structured governance assurance for UK school governing boards.

Catholic Governance

Structured Catholic governance monitoring for your trust

Four monitoring roles. Termly visit records. Section 48 evidence that builds automatically. Track Catholic Life and Mission across every school.

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What CES Assurance does

Four monitoring roles. Twelve structured visits. One evidence trail.

CES Assurance gives Catholic trusts a structured monitoring system that covers every area of Catholic governance. Each role has a defined brief, a visit template, and a direct connection to the CES framework.

Four monitoring roles

Foundation Governors, RE and Collective Worship, Catholic Ethos and Admissions, and Diocesan Liaison. Each role has a structured visit brief and report template that ensures every aspect of Catholic governance is monitored consistently.

Termly visit records

Four roles across three terms gives you twelve structured visits per year. Each visit generates a dated record linked directly to CES framework elements. Evidence accumulates term by term without additional administrative effort.

Section 48 readiness

Evidence for Section 48 inspections accumulates automatically through the monitoring cycle. CES Code of Conduct compliance is tracked. Governor formation records are maintained. When an inspection arrives, the evidence is already in place.

CES Reporting Tracker

Over 35 diocesan reporting requirements from the CES Governance Handbook, tracked per school. See which schools have submitted their annual returns, which are outstanding, and generate nudge emails to chase completion across the trust.

Trust-level oversight

See Catholic governance across every school, in one place

When you manage Catholic governance across multiple schools, you need to know which schools have current Section 48 action plans, which have completed their CES skills audit, and where foundation governor vacancies need filling. CES Assurance gives you that visibility at trust level.

Trust dashboard heatmap
See Section 48 readiness by school at a glance. Identify which schools are fully prepared, which need attention, and where your support should be directed this term.
Term-by-term progress tracking
Monitor Catholic governance activity across all schools by term. See which visits have been completed, which reports have been filed, and where follow-up is needed.
Auto-generated action plans
Each school receives a prioritised action plan based on their monitoring data. Trust leaders can see the actions, track completion, and intervene where necessary.
CES reporting requirements mapped centrally
All 35+ CES Governance Handbook reporting requirements tracked in one place. Know which schools have submitted their returns and which need chasing, without relying on email chains.
Trust-wide faith governance heatmap showing readiness across schools
SIAMS governance monitoring plan with foundation governor roles and termly structure
How it connects

One framework. One evidence trail. Every school.

CES Assurance is part of the School Governance Assurance Framework. Each tool feeds into the next, so evidence builds once and is used everywhere.

1

Faith Inspection Readiness

The free self-assessment gives you a snapshot of where each school stands against SIAMS or CES criteria. It takes 10 minutes and requires no login.

2

CES Assurance

The ongoing monitoring structure. Four roles, termly visits, and a reporting tracker that keeps Catholic governance active and evidenced throughout the year.

3

Board Intelligence Report

The Board Intelligence Report pulls in Catholic governance data automatically. Faith monitoring evidence appears alongside all other governance data in a single report for the board.

4

Trust Dashboard

At trust level, all Catholic governance data is aggregated. Heatmaps, completion rates, and action plans across every school in your trust.

One framework. One evidence trail. Every school.

Want to see how this works across your trust?

Tell us about your trust and we will show you how CES monitoring connects to the Board Intelligence Report, and how schools can complete their self-assessment before you ever log into the portal.

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