Tony Breslin explores five commitments which the school governance community might make to ensure that governance moves forwards into the future....
Tony Breslin collates the summary recommendations from the RSA's "Who governs our schools?" report & suggests how the questions might be used by GBs & SLTs....
Tony Breslin explores the role of collaboration & partnership - both within and beyond the education sphere - in effective governance in schools & academies...
Tony Breslin explores what the changing landscape of school structures means for the autonomy of school leaders - and the significant effects on governance....
Tony Breslin examines why the role of stakeholders is vital for effective governance in schools and asks what role children should play in this....
A preview of the final Governor Live event of the spring/summer series, which will demonstrate how to perform a SWOT analysis of your own school....
Part 2 of Tony Breslin's article exploring how to ensure that school governance is distributed more evenly among all those involved in its implementation, by training in governance, not just training governors....
Dr Tony Breslin explores how three actors - governors, leadership teams & others beyond an institution's boundaries - contribute to effective governance....
A review of the Governor Live Considerations for Conversion session which examined what leading a MAT might mean for governors & questions they should ask....
A preview of the final Considerations for Conversion sessions-offering support to governors considering either leading a new MAT or joining an existing one....
A review of the second Considerations for Conversion online session which looked at what changes to the Education White Paper might mean for governors....
A preview of the second in the Considerations for Conversion series, looking at academy conversion for governors in the light of changes to DfE legislation....
A review of the first Governor Live Considerations for Conversion event looking at what governors of maintained schools should consider before academisation....
Rob Freathy and Stephen G. Parker examine what an all-academised school system might mean for how Religious Education is delivered in English schools....
The Secret Governor explains why s/he is convinced that, whatever Ministers say, their changes around universal forced academisation are in no way a u-turn....
Michael Jopling of Northumbria University, Newcastle explores what changes by the government's on academisation mean for Conservative education policy....
The Secret Governor has a date ahead - but who is this mysterious 'Mat' and what are his real motives? Contains adult themes...
Penny Rabiger asks if the removal of mandatory spaces for parent governors on governing boards will guarantee a more professional approach to governance....
Chair of governors Guy Davies argues that the relationship between LGBs & MAT boards means there's need for a reformation in school governance in MATs....