How to use this article
This article is aimed at governors in maintained schools and trustees, as they're generally involved in strategic oversight. It's unlikely that local governing bodies (LGBs) will play an active role in restructures, but check your trust's scheme of delegation to make sure.
We've outlined a common approach to planning and deciding on restructures, but follow your school's/trust's, or local authority's (LA) specific policy if it’s different from what's explained here.
Your board is only involved in strategic changes
It's helpful to understand whether a restructure is operational and is the responsibility of your school leaders, or strategic and requires the involvement of governors/trustees (see what operational and strategic changes look like in the table below).
Operational changes Strategic changes Scope Sit within the staffing budget and allocation, and focus