If you are a school governor, do you make specific suggestions about how the school might improve? Or do you just fulfil the "critical friend" role by just asking questions?
I am a parent governor, and at my suggestion the school recently surveyed current Reception parents to see how they found last year's induction process into the school (which personally I thought was pretty poor). I analysed the results of the questionnaire, came up with two main areas for improvement arising from the answers, and in a paper to the governing body I suggested a couple of ideas for discussion, for how the school might address each area. Pretty straightforward, practical things designed to include parents a bit more.
The Head and Deputy told the chair of governors that this was completely inappropriate, and that governors should not be suggesting things - they said it is for the teaching staff to decide what, if any, changes to make. Apparently they were very cross (I was not at this meeting).
AIBU to suggest some things? Or am I completely overstepping the mark, and as a governor I should not be suggesting specific things? I am genuinely worried whether I have got completely the wrong idea about being a governor.
I'd be very interested in hearing others' experiences.
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School governor? I need a sense check...
Wigeon · 12/05/2013 18:33
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