Empowering Stronger Governance, Driving Meaningful Change 

Since 2017, Shaping Governance has been at the forefront of improving governance across schools, councils, and community organisations—helping leaders make informed decisions that create real impact.
We are a nationally recognised governance improvement organisation with a proven track record of empowering governors, trustees, and non-executives to lead with confidence and clarity. Whether in schools, trusts, councils, or not-for-profits, we equip those that govern with the skills, insights, and support they need to drive positive change for children and communities.

An Appreciative Approach That Sets Us Apart

What sets us apart? At Shaping Governance, we take an appreciative approach—focusing on what’s working well and building on existing strengths to drive sustainable, long-term improvements. We believe great governance isn’t just about identifying challenges but about collaborating, empowering, and enabling people to be their best.

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Good governance is the foundation of strong leadership, ensuring transparency, accountability, and effective decision-making. We provide tailored support, expert guidance, and practical solutions to help you excel in your role, drive positive change, and create lasting impact for the communities you serve.

Explore our support and services—select your sector below or get in touch to see how we can help you lead with impact.

Schools and Academy Trusts

 

We support 100s of schools and academy trusts annually to improve their governance. Our work is proven to improve the impact and effectiveness of governance.
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Councils: Governance, Scrutiny and Corporate Parents

Helping councils and councillors to understand the vital role of overview and scrutiny in Children's Services improvement and how to be effective Corporate Parents.
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Public Service Organisations

 

Helping not-for-profit, charity, health and community organisations to fulfil their objectives,  improve their governance and support their trustees.
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"Su also recognised the distinctive difference of our MAC with a Catholic dimension."

Romero Catholic Academy
"Su’s work on health inequalities nationally led to a re-engineering of how elected councillors can scrutinise policy and practice of the causes of poor health. Her approach and the creation of a new Return on Investment model of scrutiny has received recognition by Secretary of State(s) for health for its uniqueness and creativity"

Jessica Crowe, former CEO CfPS
"Su’s approach is participative and guides Elected Members through what good corporate parenting looks like so that they can benchmark their approach. Elected Members are key to good corporate parenting and they leave the training programme understanding their role as a Corporate Parent and practical ways in which they can carry out the role effectively."

Dr Lee-Anne Farach, Medway Council
"Thank you for speaking at our Leadership Essentials Conference, feedback for your session was positive and sparked discussion in terms of actions that Councillors are taking back to their Councils"

Local Government Association
"Su has an outstanding reputation in governance, health, and education, playing a key strategic role in enabling effective partnerships and positive outcomes for charities and public sector bodies throughout the UK. She is dynamic in her approach, working at the cutting edge of thinking at a regional and national level. Organisations in the public, private and charitable sectors would benefit from her insights and ability to bring people together to improve outcomes for their customers/clients."

Laura Murphy, Mtc2 Ltd