The DCFS working group into governing bodies met on the 8th May and was led by School Minister Jim Knight and is intended to ensure that school governors can meet the 10 years children's plan. (Read BBC News article).
The Ministerial Working Group on School Governance formal terms of reference are:
• consider the effectiveness of the current governance arrangements in relation to the Children’s Plan objectives and consider the future role and purpose of school governors;
• establish principles for a streamlined stakeholder model of governance that can deliver public accountability through good and robust governance in the diverse range of schools in the maintained school system;
• examine how to develop the stakeholder governance model to act as a help to delivering better outcomes for children, where schools are merging and federating; and
• ensure school governance arrangements complement the development of stronger pupil voice, parents’ councils and new engagement of other stakeholders.
The National Governors Association support the review but do express concerns about some of the data and terms of reference. The Association of School and College Leaders also support the review.
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