Hodder Education
Governance and Governors: Essays in Leadership in Challenging Times
Governance and Governors: Essays in Leadership in Challenging Times
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The eighth and final volume in the Leading Schools series is co-sponsored by AGBIS, the Association of Governing Bodies in Independent Schools. Drawing on their personal experience, 16 contributors explain why governance is now a more demanding and multi-faceted role than in days gone by.

Language
English
ISBN
9781398382824
About the Contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Responsibilities and accountabilities: an overview
Chapter 2 - Legal responsibilities
Chapter 3 - Health & Safety
Chapter 4 - Some risk management issues
Chapter 5 - Public benefit and charity legislation
Chapter 6 - Child protection requirements
Chapter 7 - Governance and the inspection system
Chapter 8 - The role of the Chairman
Chapter 9 - Building and developing the board
Chapter 10 - Estates, finance, general purposes and audit committees
Chapter 11 - The education committee
Chapter 12 - Some other key committees
Chapter 13 - Policies, complaints and appeals
Chapter 14 - The importance of development planning
Chapter 15 - Delivering the plan: project management
Chapter 16 - Finding a new Head
Chapter 17 - Governors and Heads: some potential disaster scenarios
Chapter 18 - Appraisal of Heads and senior staff
Chapter 19 - Board appraisal and development: how AGBIS can help
Chapter 20 - How good are your meetings?
Conclusion and overview
Afterword - The bursar’s wicked way with governors
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