It was wonderful to see the work of school governors hit the national headlines earlier this month as survey findings were released showing the general public’s ignorance of the breadth and depth of their roles.
Sadly, I was not surprised to see the findings of the survey, which was carried out last year by the governor recruitment charity – SGOSS (School Governors’ One-Stop-Shop).
It never ceases to amaze me that while our school governors make up by far the biggest volunteer workforce in the country, society’s views, or indeed stereotypes, of this vital group of people could not be more backward.
The findings of the Populous poll, which involved 1,781 UK residents, discovered that 61 per cent of people didn’t realise that school governors appoint headteachers and 76 per cent did not know they decide upon admissions policies either.
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