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The disheartening outcome of UHY Hacker Young’s survey into the recruitment of governors will not come as a surprise to those involved with schools. The report found 20% of academy governors quit before the end of their four year term or decided not to stand again. This mirrors the National Governance Association’s findings that one in ten governor positions across the country remain vacant.
Hardly a day goes by without a headline criticising the governing body of a 'failing' school, creating further stress and pressure for existing governors as well as those thinking of stepping up to a position. The necessary expertise in governance, employment, admissions, HR, finance, estate management, education and exclusions law can seem overwhelming but some stress (and risk) can be relieved with a regular schedule of governor training. This avoids the prohibition on paying governors and gives the individual skills and knowledge which can be used beyond the school’s environs.
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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