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The days of local people wanting to 'do their bit' for the community by sitting on school governing bodies may become a thing of the past following the introduction of new guidance by the DfE.
The draft guidance (which applies to maintained schools only) requires schools to “review their effectiveness regularly, including the extent to which their size and structure is fit for purpose and their members have the necessary skills”. This would include carrying out a skills audit before recruiting community governors and recruiting only according to any gaps in the existing governing body’s skills and experience.
Whilst many schools will be already adopting this approach, it does reflect an attempt by the Government to make governing bodies more like the boards of private companies.
The government should, however, tread carefully in this area. By raising the bar too much, their laudable attempts to improve standards could discourage volunteers in areas where governor recruitment is difficult and where they are needed the most.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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