The role of the chair of the school governing body in England

Chris James; Jeff Jones; Michael Connolly; Steve Brammer; Michael Fertig; Jane James

doi:10.1080/13632434.2011.642356

The role of the chair of the school governing body in England

Chris James, Jeff Jones, Michael Connolly, Steve Brammer, Michael Fertig, Jane James

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Abstract

The research reported here analysed the role of the chair of the school governing body in England, drawing on a national survey of governors and the study of governing in 30 schools. The role encompassed: being a governor; appointing and working with the head teacher; acting as a change agent; active participation in the school; organising the governing body; dealing with complaints; working with parents; and chairing meetings. We discuss the role and the way it is experienced and conclude that the position of chair is substantially under-played; given insufficient status; and is a significant educational and community leadership responsibility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-19
Number of pages	17
Journal	School Leadership and Management
Volume	32
Issue number	1
Early online date	2 Feb 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2011.642356
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

leadership
chair of the school governing body
management
governing body
governance

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This is an electronic version of an article published in James, C., Jones, J., Connolly, M., Brammer, S., Fertig, M. and James, J., 2012. The role of the chair of the school governing body in England. School Leadership & Management, 32 (1), pp. 3-19. School Leadership & Management is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2011.642356
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