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In-depth articles
- Advertising for governors with specific skills
- Exit questionnaires for governors
- Governor recruitment: asking for references
- Governor recruitment: involvement of the headteacher
- Information for prospective governors
- Job description: chair of governors (maintained)
- Person specification for governors and trustees: the competency framework
- Recruiting a governing board: interview questions
- Recruiting governors: application forms
- Recruiting parent governors: strategies
- Recruiting school governors
- Thanking a governor who is leaving: example of a letter
- Welcome letters to newly appointed governors
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