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New regulations on the constitution of the Governing Body

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 Update August 2012: See the statutory guidance published in August 2012, which includes a template Instrument of Government. April 2012: Coming into force in September 2012, the new regulations (laid on 19th April … Continue reading →

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Possible changes to the constitution of the Governing Body

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Update August 2012: See the statutory guidance published in August 2012, which includes a template Instrument of Government. See the end of this post for extracts from an article by Jim Knight, published in the TES (24th Feb 2012) on … Continue reading →

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About “Clerk to Governors”

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

You may be interested in knowing about who writes the Clerk to Governors blog – and it is not a team of elves with an infinite number of Guides to the Law! This blog was originally compiled as a personal … Continue reading →

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Behaviour and Discipline

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

June 2012: DfE guidance on behaviour and discipline Guidance for governing bodies on behaviour and discipline The role of governors What must the governing body do? Screening and searching and powers to use reasonable force The power to discipline beyond … Continue reading →

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How long is a Governor’s term of office?

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

The maximum term of office is four years, and if no length is specified that will be the default time. It can be less than that for a particular group of governors. Q Where is this laid out as the … Continue reading →

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