How to use this article
This article outlines a common way that restructures are decided and planned. If the process differs in your school, trust or local authority's restructuring/redundancy policy, make sure you follow that instead.
This article is aimed at governors in maintained schools and trustees as they're more likely to have strategic oversight here. It's unlikely that local governing bodies (LGBs) will have a role in restructures, but check your trust's scheme of delegation to make sure.
Several of our experts helped us write this. You can find out more about them at the end of the article.
When your board should be involved
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