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Historic England Salvage and Disaster Recovery Course. Handsworth Community Fire Station, 41 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands. © Historic England Archive. View image record DP188798
Historic England Salvage and Disaster Recovery Course. Handsworth Community Fire Station, 41 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands. © Historic England Archive. View image record DP188798

Where Can I Find Training and Resources on Board Diversity?

A list of training resources and general guidance on board diversity.

What is this advice about?

This advice aims to signpost individuals and organisations in the heritage sector to training and resources for board diversity and good general guidance for boards. It is for both new and established organisations.

Please note that Historic England is not affiliated in any way with the organisations in this list. We have collated this list from available sources of guidance, training, and support available in England as of April 2024. There are a range of options with varying price points – we encourage individuals and organisations to thoroughly investigate their options before undertaking any relationships.

Historic England is developing a suite of resources for heritage organisations of all sizes to develop the diversity of their board and build a more sustainable and resilient heritage sector for the future.

Diversity in heritage governance and leadership leads to more nuanced and informed discussions and decisions. It also leads to project work and programming that is inclusive, engaging, and accessible to more diverse audiences, as well as approaches to preservation, interpretation, and promotion of heritage that tell richer stories of multiple, complex histories.

This resource forms part of a wider strand of work around heritage board diversity. For other resources in this series, see the 'Inclusive governance boards and diverse trustees' section of the Inclusive Heritage Advice Hub.

Where can I find advice and information?

Course or resource titleProvider and descriptionCostLink
Roles and duties of trustees

NCVO

E-learning module

From £30 (sliding scale)Find out more
Charity trustee induction and refresherNCVO

2 x half day live training online, several dates
From £63 (sliding scale)Find out more

Charity Commission 5 minute guides on all aspects of being a trustee

Charity Commission

Written PDFs and web pages

FreeFind out more
Trustee learning programme

Getting on Board

Online live training sessions on many topics, many dates available

FreeFind out more
Trustee Recruitment Cycle

Reach Volunteering

Written web pages

FreeFind out more
Board essentials training – Boardroom dynamics, risk management, and corporate governance

Chartered Governance Institute

E-learning modules

From £100+VAT for membersFind out more
CourseProvider and descriptionCostLink
How to become a trustee

Getting on Board

PDF document

FreeFind out more
Step on Board – individual programme for Board readiness

Step on Board – training arm of Trustees Unlimited

Training programme including online meetings and training sessions

From £2000Find out more
Emerging Chairs Programme

Cause4

An online, one day training programme held over Zoom

From £85, bursary places availableFind out more
4 steps to becoming a Trustee

LSE (London School of Economics)

Written web page

FreeFind out more
Becoming a Trustee

NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Written web page with embedded links

FreeFind out more
Course or resource titleProvider and descriptionCostLink
Paying Trustees - PDF written guidance

From Chartered Governance Institute (please note you will need to sign up for a free subscription to access this)

PDF document

FreeFind out more
Payments to charity trustees: what the rules are

Written guidance from UK Government and the Charity Commission

Written web page with embedded links

FreeFind out more
If paying trustees is the answer, what is the question?

Article written by Penny Wilson, Getting on Board

Written web page

FreeFind out more
Course or resource titleProvider and descriptionCostLink
Charity Governance Code – principle 6; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Good Governance Steering Group

Written web page

FreeFind out more

How to carry out a diversity audit

Reach Volunteering

A series of written resources on web pages

FreeFind out more

Special Category Data (how to collect, process, handle, store information relating to sensitive personal data such as gender, race, ethnicity, disability)

ICO

Written web page

FreeFind out more
How to diversify your charity board

Getting on Board

PDF document (please note you will have to complete a short form to enable the download of this free document)

FreeFind out more
Representation of Protected Characteristics at Board Level in the Charity Sector

Inclusive Boards

Written web page

FreeFind out more
Board Diversity Practice Project Resources

Advance HE

A series of PDF resources to help Boards plan and action IDE

FreeFind out more
How to improve board diversity

Equality and Human Rights Commission

PDF guidance

FreeFind out more
Course or resource titleSourceCostLink

Addressing self doubt as a young Trustee

Young Trustees Movement

Written web page – blog post

FreeFind out more

Setting up a Board Shadowing programme

Action for Trustee Racial Diversity

PDF document

FreeFind out more

How To Deal With Imposter Syndrome As a Non-Executive Director or Chair

Dynamic Boards

Written web page with embedded YouTube videos

FreeFind out more
OrganisationSpecialismLink
Young Trustees Movement<30 Board membersFind out more
Action for Trustee Racial DiversityGlobal MajorityFind out more
Global Disability Innovation HubDisabled peopleFind out more
Participation People<30sFind out more
Black on BoardGlobal MajorityFind out more
Women on BoardsWomenFind out more
Kids in Museums – Youth leadership in heritage programme<30sFind out more