A rightly cautious, yet positive note has been sounded to the government’s ambition for school governing bodies to act more like “corporate boards”.
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to change the School Governance Regulations to introduce new “skills-based eligibility criteria” for appointed governors. In launching the consultation, schools minister Lord Nash said: “The best businesses have a skilful board of directors keeping them on the right path. I want to see the same approach in schools.”
The changes would mean that school governors will only be appointed if they have the “skills and experience to drive school improvement”. A DfE statement added: “As part of the commitment to a more professional standard of school governance, governing bodies will be expected to act more like corporate boards, and only appoint people with the skills to help their schools succeed.”
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