A report by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace) identifies a number of key areas where it believes joint local and national action will strengthen councils’ championing roles.
The report states that despite a shifting landscape in education, councils still retain an authority to lead and “should be focused on understanding their championing roles and putting them into practice”.
In addition to calling for clarity on councils' ability to intervene, Solace calls for government to explore the feasibility of establishing a system for organising and developing governing body clerks as “competent and recognised professional advisers” to promote good governance.
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