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My School Governance Handbook: Keeping it simple, a step by step guide and checklist for all school governors
With nearly two decades of school governance experience across Infant, Primary, Secondary, All Through and Alternative Provision schools and academies, distilled into an easy-to-read format, Al Kingsley’s My School Governance Handbook aims to make the complex world of school governance simple and accessible to all.
This handbook will take you step by step through the basics of school governance, what the role entails and what you need to know. It explains how schools and multi academy trusts are structured, the key areas of school life you need to understand, relevant questions to ask and finally, includes a handy dictionary to help you navigate your way through all those pesky education acronyms.
Including ideas and guidance from other experienced governors across the UK, ‘My School Governance Handbook’ is the perfect companion for any school governor or trustee.
This handbook will take you step by step through the basics of school governance, what the role entails and what you need to know. It explains how schools and multi academy trusts are structured, the key areas of school life you need to understand, relevant questions to ask and finally, includes a handy dictionary to help you navigate your way through all those pesky education acronyms.
Including ideas and guidance from other experienced governors across the UK, ‘My School Governance Handbook’ is the perfect companion for any school governor or trustee.
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This book is an excellent governance handbook written by a highly effective and successful school governor and trustee. It is essential reading for any experienced or would be governor of schools or trusts allowing them to understand the complexity of the education landscape, and create a blueprint for their own education governance journey. Written in an informative, lucid and engaging style, I highly recommend it to the many volunteers engaged in supporting schools, colleges and trusts.
My School Governance Handbook is a great resource for anyone starting their governance journey and wondering what they need to know first. If you're already a governor, it will help you think about the broader activities going on and how you can improve further.
I was really excited to be approached by Al to review a preview copy of 'My School Governance Handbook' and it's great especially because it keeps things simple! Governance can be an extremely complex area, but Al does a fantastic job when it comes to laying things out in an easy to read and understandable format.
Whether you are just exploring what you may be able to bring to a school or MAT as a governor or trustee, or have already set off on your governance journey, 'My School Governance Handbook' will prove to be an invaluable source of information for you. Al has very ably distilled a wealth of information in this accessible guide which should be essential reading for all who wish to ensure that good governance is at the heart of all that we seek to achieve for our children and young people.
What a great read - all resources in one place! 'My School Governance Handbook' is fantastic for anyone already supporting schools and trusts or for those interested in school governance. This book will hopefully inspire others and provide the tools and confidence to those interested in getting involved.
'My School Governance Handbook' is an essential guide for governors to lead our schools with relevance and innovation. There are many areas where Al's expertise is invaluable, but this book manages to be both forward thinking and accessible for every governor.
Al Kingsley's Governance Handbook is an excellent and welcome resource for school governors or trustees - whether starting out or experienced in the role. It's really comprehensive, well written and very approachable.
First off, the book is brilliant. It's the book I wish I could have read and recommended when I was juggling multiple governing bodies. Thank you for writing it.