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Boards of trustees and local governing bodies: terms of reference
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13 March 2017
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Do we need terms of reference for our academy's board of trustees? In this article, we look at whether boards of trustees and local governing bodies need terms of reference.
Contents
- 1 Must the board of trustees have terms of reference?
- 2 Must local governing bodies have terms of reference?
- 3 Single academy trust board: example
- 4 Multi-academy trust board: example
- 5 Examples of terms of reference for local governing bodies
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