100 Questions Guide for GOVERNORS & TRUSTEES
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100 Questions for
Governors and Trustees
Governing boards play a critical role in ensuring schools and trusts are well-led, compliant and focused on improving outcomes for all pupils. This guide is a comprehensive list of key questions that trustees and governors should regularly ask themselves and their organisations.
The questions have been curated from the discussions in my governance books and publications, alongside cross-references to current legislation guidance.
Building on previous guidance already curated in “My School Governance Handbook” and “My School & Multi-Academy Trust Growth Guide”, these questions are grouped by thematic topic. Each is followed by an explanation of why the question matters and any relevant guidance, alongside a few of my signposted insights as well as a handy space for your own notes.
Simple format, simple questions, all aimed to make the conversations, and sometimes the challenge, flow better at your school board meetings.
About the author.
Al has spent the last 30 years in the EdTech space and 20 of those as a school trustee and governor.
He is Group CEO of NetSupport Ltd, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor, and has lived and worked in both the UK and US. He is Chair of 2 Academy Trusts and Chair of an alternative provision Academy, all in the East of England.
Alongside these roles, Al also sits on the Regional Schools Commissioner’s Head Teachers Board for the East of England and North-East London and is an independent Chair of the county’s SEND Board.
As a firm supporter of lifelong learning, he is also a regional Apprenticeship Ambassador and Chair of the Employment & Skills Board for his region’s combined authority.
An active writer about all things EdTech, Al is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and sits on the advisory council for the Foundation for Education Development.
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