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Is there an upper age limit for governors?

Bully of a head

Can a headteacher select or bar staff from standing for staff governor posts?

Clearer guidelines on a governing body's role in staff promotion

Protecting staff - a governor's duty of care

Can parents remove a governor?

Governing body's involvement in internal promotion

Independent school governors (14/08/06)

Chair of governors is forcing us to vote for his preferred candidate

How to elect a staff governor

I am being investigated over an assault (02/08/06)

I have a grievance against the head, chair of governors and HR (02/08/06)

Overseas-trained teacher without QTS for deputy head? (02/08/06)

Will acting deputy head face redundancy? (02/08/06)

Can we have two co-chairs of governors? (19/07/06)

Governors in the staffroom (19/07/06)

LEA governor interfering in governor business (19/07/06)

No training for child protection governor role (19/07/06)

Parent governor with criminal past (19/07/06)

Procedures for parent governor elections (19/07/06)

Spouse of staff as chair of governors (19/07/06)

What are the general pros and cons of confederation? (19/07/06)

Will the governing body support me if I refuse to teach classes over 30? (19/07/06)

Defending against an appeal of entry (03/07/06)

Finding a sympathetic ear (03/07/06)

Governors' roles on disciplinary panels (03/07/07)

Headteacher's right to vote? (03/07/06)

Nepotism in the ranks? (03/07/06)

No quorum, no head (03/07/06)

Teacher governors at teaching post interviews (03/07/06)

Threat of closure (03/07/06)

Updating school policies (03/07/06)

What's the point in sitting on this committee? (03/07/06)

Can school staff chair governor committees? (07/07/06)

Asking the right questions - key points? (30/06/06)

Can a headteacher become a teaching staff governor? (30/06/06)

Claims of harassment by head (30/06/06)

The right to a clear complaints procedure (30/06/06)

Agencies will not register me without a QTS (06/06/06)

Can a governing body decide that they won't have a staff governor for a period of time? (06/06/06)

Can a staff-governor chair a governors' committee? (06/06/06)

Collusion in sacking (06/06/06)

More discussion on a previous Q&A about references (06/06/06)

No confidence in the governing body over redundancy (06/06/06)

Providing support for parents with concerns (06/06/06)

Should a governor sit on an interview panel if there is a conflict of interest? (06/06/06)

Concern over feeder primaries (05/05/06)

Governor ready to be a deputy head? (05/05/06)

Governors' minutes (05/05/06)

What are the rules regarding the election of a teacher governor? (05/05/06)

What's the standard time frame for electing a new teacher-governor? (05/05/06)

When can governors see references? (05/05/06)

Books about school governors for reception age children (06/04/06)

Complaints against the head - follow-up question (06/04/06)

Governors' concerns about new headteacher (06/04/06)

Is a cluster group the first step towards federation? (06/04/06)

Mistrust and unhappiness with a headteacher (06/04/06)

Parent-governor vs. the music co-ordinator (06/04/06)

Re-starting the staff council (06/04/06)

What is the evidential burden of staff investigating offensive material in a pupil's possession? (06/04/06)

A headteacher's line manager (22/03/06)

Can a headteacher also be the Special Needs Link Governor? (22/03/06)

Can a part-time member of staff be chair of governors? (22/03/06)

Can a support-staff governor post that gets no nominations be offered to a teacher? (22/03/06)

Should parent governors be part of the staffing sub-committee? (22/03/06)

Grievance issued against primary headteacher (08/03/06)

Minuting disciplinary meetings (08/03/06)

Preparing for my first governor role (08/03/06)

Reviewing literacy lessons (08/03/06)

School of concern (08/03/06)

SENCOs and CPD (08/03/06)

What is the Church of England's Barchester Fund? (08/03/06)

Who is eligibile for community governor? (08/03/06)

Students on appointments panels: just tokenism? (08/03/06)

Complaints against the head (25/01/06)

Induction pack for new governors (25/01/06)

Information needed about governor vacancies

Teachers and students to become associate governors (25/01/06)

Can a school employee be a vice-chair? (05/01/06)

Can parent governors work part-time in their school? (05/01/06)

How do staff register a vote of no confidence in the head? (05/01/06)

Why wasn't I informed? (05/01/06)

Conditions where the LEA can over rule a Governing Body’s vote (05/01/06)

Advice for teachers facing disciplinary proceedings (05/12/05)

Concern over headteacher's cloak-and-dagger approach to new school structure review (05/12/05)

How do I become a deputy headteacher? (05/12/05)

Intimidated by the governors (05/12/05)

Our Board of Governors is not performing properly (05/12/05)

What to do when teachers act unprofessionally? (05/12/05)

Can a parent governor work full time in the same school? (16/11/05)

A doomed appeal - how can I get a fair hearing? (16/11/05)

Can the conduct of a head influence a panel's judgement? (16/11/05)

Have you been asked to be a governor but feel unsure? (16/11/05)

Vote of no confidence - What next?

Advice for governors with specific curriculum links (16/11/05)

How to handle a parental complaint over alleged child restraint (16/11/05)

Questions to ask when interviewing for a deputy head