Pay is not the answer to helping school governors become more professional or effective, the former permanent secretary at the Department for Education, Lord Bichard has said.
He was responding to comments made last week by Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw, who said he wants to see more professional leadership among governing bodies with some governors being paid. The idea could be used to attract governors to work in challenging schools, Ofsted suggested.
However, Lord Bichard, who advises the Ten Governor Support service, said: “I have spent the last 18 months travelling around the country speaking to local authorities about raising governance standards – and the message is clear: school governors can be ineffective, not because they lack motivation or incentive, but because they so often lack the confidence and understanding as to what good governance actually looks like.
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