Governors are involved in appointing members of staff, deciding policiesand looking after budgets and buildings. They act as a critical friend'supportive of the school but able to cast a critical eye on itsperformance and achievements. All maintained schools have a governingbody.
The governors work closely with the head teacher to determine thestrategic direction of the school. There are 350,000 volunteer governorplaces in England. In state schools they have responsibility for raisingschool standards through their key roles of setting strategic direction,ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating schoolperformance.
Governors are unpaid for their work, though they can claim allowancesfor expenses.
SCOTLAND
In Scotland, a school's governing body is called a school board. Schoolboards have a similar role to England's governing bodies, although theyare primarily a means of parents getting involved in the life of theschool.
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