Governing Independent Schools

John Partington, Barrie Stacey, Alan Turland

• Introduction: A Health Warning. 1. What is an Independent School? 2. Governing Bodies – Hands Off? Hands Up? Or Hands On? 3. Organising Governors’ Work 4. Relationships with the Charity Commission, DfEE and Other Bodies 5. The Head Teacher’s Role and Relationships with the Governing Body 6. Governors and School Finances 7. Governors as Investors in People 8. Governors and the Curriculum 9. School Policies and Governors’ Responsibility for Pupils’ Education 10. Governors and Parents 11. Governors in Difficulty. Appendix A: Useful Addresses. Appendix B: Some Useful Things to Read. Appendix C: How Do You Rate Your Governing Body? Index.