DfE-aligned governance professionals

Governance Professional without the overhead

Every school needs a governance professional. Not every school needs to employ one.

48h Minute delivery
100% Compliance rate
£14k+ Avg. annual saving

Annual Governance Costs

Based on 6 FGB + 12 committee meetings

Employed Clerk
£24,500
Salary, NI, pension, training
BoardMet
£9,900
Professional package
Your Annual Saving
£14,600+ per year
No recruitment or HR burden
Guaranteed backup coverage
Cancel or scale anytime
NLG trained professionals
ICO registered
Enhanced DBS checked
Academy & SEND specialists

Why BoardMet

Expert governance without the employment burden

Your in house clerk gets sick. Goes on leave. Needs training. Resigns. With BoardMet, governance never stops. You get professional support that flexes with your needs.

Predictable costs

No pension contributions. No employer's NI. No sick pay surprises. Know exactly what governance costs each term, and redirect savings to what matters: your students.

Scale as needed

Converting to academy? Add meetings. Quiet term? Scale back. MAT growing? We grow with you. No awkward conversations about hours or restructuring. Just governance that fits.

Never without cover

Your BoardMet professional is ill? Another senior professional steps in. Every meeting covered. Every deadline met. Professional backup is built into the service, not an emergency scramble.

Always compliant

DfE guidance changes. Academy Trust Handbook updates. KCSIE revisions. We track it all. Your governance stays current without you reading every document yourself.

48-hour minutes

Not "within 10 working days." Draft minutes in your inbox within 48 hours. Decisions documented while they're fresh. Actions tracked before they slip.

No lock-in contracts

Annual booking, not annual imprisonment. If we're not delivering value, you shouldn't be trapped. We earn your renewal by making governance better, not by contract clauses.

How It Works

End-to-end governance support

From agenda planning to action tracking, we handle the process so your board can focus on decisions.

1

Before your meeting

  • Strategic agenda planning with Chair and Head
  • Papers distributed 7 days ahead
  • Statutory compliance checks completed
  • Quoracy confirmed, logistics arranged
2

During your meeting

  • Expert professional in person or virtual
  • Procedural guidance when needed
  • Focus on decisions, not just discussion
  • Clear capture of actions and owners
3

After your meeting

  • Draft minutes within 48 hours
  • Action tracker with deadlines
  • Compliance calendar updated
  • Secure document storage

Transparent Pricing

Choose how you work with us

Per meeting governance support for flexibility, or annual Pro membership for comprehensive advisory access.

Professional governance support charged per meeting. No minimum commitment. Scale up or down as your governance calendar demands.

Tier 1

Essential

£400 per meeting

For maintained schools with established governance processes

  • Virtual governance support
  • 7-day paper distribution
  • Minutes within 5 working days
  • Action tracking
  • Basic compliance calendar
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Tier 3

Strategic

Custom

For MATs, federations, and schools in transition

  • Multiple boards and committees
  • Dedicated senior professional
  • Governance improvement planning
  • Inspection preparation
  • Unlimited advisory support
Discuss your needs

Annual membership for governance professionals who want expert support, ready-made templates, and a second brain for complex cases. Includes quarterly change packs when DfE guidance updates.

For Individual Schools

Pro Individual

£1,200 per year

For governance professionals in a single school or small MAT

  • Full template library (agendas, minutes, action logs)
  • Compliance calendar aligned to DfE guides
  • Quarterly change packs (DfE/Ofsted updates)
  • 8 governance helpdesk queries per year
  • Governor Handbook (digital access)
Join Pro Individual

Free Resource

The BoardMet Governor Handbook

200+ pages of practical governance guidance for maintained schools. From your first week as a governor to handling complex compliance scenarios. Written by experienced governance professionals, updated for January 2025.

  • Your First 90 Days: quick start guide for new governors
  • Legal framework: quorum, conflicts, confidentiality
  • Three core functions: vision, accountability, finance
  • Safeguarding essentials: KCSIE, DSL, your duties
  • Compliance checklists: policies, data protection, premises

Download the Handbook

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Start with a free governance audit

No obligation. No sales pressure. Just an honest assessment from governance professionals who have seen hundreds of boards. We will review your current setup and show you where we can help.

  • hello@boardmet.com
  • 020 1234 5678
  • Mon–Fri: 8am–6pm

Request your free audit

Worth £300. Includes compliance review and recommendations.

We respond within 2 hours during school days. Your information is never shared.