School Governors: Question and Answer Guide

This question and answer guide tackles the main questions governors ask about their contribution to the management of schools. In particular it covers the specific management problems that governors face as a result of the major legislation of 1988 and beyond.
The book brings together a wide selection of material from Joan Sallis’s weekly ‘Agenda’ column published in The Times Educational Supplement.
Topics covered include: roles and relationships; communication; team-building; the curriculum; school inspections; management responsibilities; opting out; pupil discipline; sex education; religious education; better meetings.
Joan Sallis is by far the most influential UK commentator on School Governorship. Her column in The Times Educational Supplement provides invaluable advice on the difficult issues facing school governors today, written with characteristic humanity and humour.
Endorsed by the TES and AGIT (Action for Governors’ Information and Training) Joan Sallis is a well-known commentator on school governorship