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NAHT Edge is a category of NAHT membership specifically for middle leaders. We offer tailored support and services for middle leaders, online advice and resources, and full trade union protection to give you peace of mind.

Am I eligible?

To be eligible to join NAHT Edge, you need have a leadership responsibility within an education setting. Roles that are eligible include ALENCO, SENCO, phase leaders and subject leaders. This is not an exhaustive list and if you would like further clarification please email joinus@naht.org.uk.

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If you would like to join NAHT Edge, or you’re a current member and would like to speak to someone on the phone, please give us a call on 0300 30 30 333, email us on info@naht.org.uk or click here.

Help and advice

Classroom

If you have responsibility in a specific area of the curriculum or are simply interested in best practice, our guides can help.

Employment

If you want to know about your employment rights and whether you're being treated fairly and consistently, you can find help and advice on matters which may concern you as an employee.

Management

If you line manage staff or have accountability for a specific area, you can access help and advice to assist you in making informed decisions when carrying out your role.

Latest news

Updated Academies Financial Handbook published

Money management

The ESFA has published the updated version of the Academy Trust Handbook (also known as the Academies Financial Handbook), which comes into effect on 1 September 2021.

NAHT continues to feed into the development of the Handbook each year to ensure that the experiences and concerns of members are reflected. This year's Handbook contains new information relating to trusts; existing obligations on safeguarding, health and safety, and estates management, cybercrime, and external reviews of governance.

New provisions include:

guidance on suitability checks for existing and future members
renaming the financial notice to improve (FNtl) to notice to improve (Ntl)
a requirement that trusts should have reserved places for parents in their governance structure
emphasising the process if appointing a senior executive leader as a trustee
replacing the term clerk with governance professional
reminding trusts of the requirement for Disclosure and Barring Service checks
clarification on the requirements around audit and finance committees, including a reminder that a member of the senior leadership team must not undertake internal scrutiny
further guidance on schemes of delegation, and which governance documents need to be available for public inspection
a new requirement for trusts to provide ESFA with authority to obtain third party information.

First published 22 June 2021

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