As I prepare for my first governing body meeting of the academic year, and my first with this particular set of governors, I thought it would be wise to reflect on how the role of school governance has evolved in the last decade.
In my first teaching job 11 years ago, I only really knew who the chair of governors was (because she interviewed me), but aside from her, I wouldn’t be able to name any other members of the governing body.
I can say with absolute certainty that I didn’t know what the governors actually did or what their responsibilities were. As I’ve progressed in my career and entered senior leadership teams my understanding of school governance has obviously improved, but I have noticed a significant shift in how governors have had to work.
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