Comments on: Will Heads of School Governing Bodies Be Paid? http://www.moderngovernor.com/2009/09/will-heads-of-school-governing-bodies-be-paid/ School Governor Training and Induction Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:35:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Donald Clark http://www.moderngovernor.com/2009/09/will-heads-of-school-governing-bodies-be-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Donald Clark Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:52:54 +0000 http://www.moderngovernor.com/?p=172#comment-6 The UK has a good tradition of public service and introducing payment may attract those who put salary before service. Keep it voluntary. A better approach would be to reduce the time and money spent on outlandish amounts of paperwork and policies that Governors have to chew through at each meeting. Rather than tackle the main issues an problems, Governors are, for the most part, going through the motions of signing off dull, over-written, cliche-ridden documents. The UK has a good tradition of public service and introducing payment may attract those who put salary before service. Keep it voluntary.

A better approach would be to reduce the time and money spent on outlandish amounts of paperwork and policies that Governors have to chew through at each meeting. Rather than tackle the main issues an problems, Governors are, for the most part, going through the motions of signing off dull, over-written, cliche-ridden documents.

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