Five ways you can shape and grow effective governance
Tony Breslin explores five commitments which the school governance community might make to ensure that governance moves forwards into the future....
18 December, 2017
Who governs our schools?
Who governs our schools – recommendations and a call to action
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....
11 December, 2017
Who governs our schools – collaboration and partnership to share knowledge
Tony Breslin explores the role of collaboration & partnership - both within and beyond the education sphere - in effective governance in schools & academies...
30 November, 2017
Who governs our schools – leadership and autonomy in the emergent school-scape
Tony Breslin explores what the changing landscape of school structures means for the autonomy of school leaders - and the significant effects on governance....
21 November, 2017
Who governs our schools – governors as stakeholders, experts or both?
Tony Breslin examines why the role of stakeholders is vital for effective governance in schools and asks what role children should play in this....
16 November, 2017
Who governs our schools – the challenges of a changing policy landscape
Tony Breslin examines the intended and unintended consequences for school governance of the seismic changes in policy associated with the academies system....
08 November, 2017
Who governs our schools – induction, development, access
Tony Breslin examines the need for a system-wide improvement of induction in governance literacy and calls for a trial of remuneration for local governance....
01 November, 2017
Who governs our schools – purpose and participation
Tony Breslin asks if school governance can be improved through a better understanding of what its purpose is and what effects participation in it can have....
18 October, 2017
Who governs our schools – and why does it matter?
Tony Breslin expands on the themes in the RSA's recent report "Who governs our schools?" and asks why they're important in the changing world of education....
12 October, 2017
Who governs our schools? Trends, tensions and opportunities
Dr Tony Breslin introduces a series of forthcoming articles reflecting on the RSA's recent report "Who governs our schools?"...
11 October, 2017