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Addressing difficulties with the chair of governors
How can we address issues with our chair of governors? In this article, our experts suggest how governors can resolve problems with the chair, both formally and informally. We also link to further articles on having difficult conversations and governing board self-evaluation.
Contents
- Assessing the situation
- Taking informal action
- Formal steps to take
- Raising concerns with external bodies
- Managing specific situations
- Advice from the corporate sector
- Approaching a difficult conversation with another governor
- Dealing with difficult behaviour from governors
- Facebook 'cheat sheet' for governors
- How to manage confidentiality on your governing board
- Managing non-attendance of governors
- Parent governor membership of closed school social media accounts
- The Nolan principles
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