In the first of these three articles on effective governance, I explained that school leaders need to develop good working relationships with governors, especially the chairs of the various governors’ committees through which important information can be fed, and the link governors overseeing their areas of responsibility.
Committee chairs and link governors, I said, should also act as conduits of information, reporting back to the full board, and as such they need to develop effective working relationships with their link leaders – relationships based on mutual respect and trust.
While link governors for some areas may need to make regular contact and be voracious in challenging their link leader about their decisions and actions; others may be able to step back and provide support only when it is asked for.
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