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The role of the clerk
What is the role of a governing board's clerk? In this article, we look at the role of a clerk as set out in the clerking competency framework and the Governance Handbook. The article applies to clerks in maintained schools, academies and multi-academy trusts.
Contents
- Overview
- Understanding governance
- Administration
- Advice and guidance
- People and relationships
- QuickRead: A clerking competency framework
- Appraisal of the clerk to governors
- Can the clerk be a member of school staff?
- Clerk to governors in maintained schools: pay and hours
- Clerk to the governing board: role description
- Involvement in meetings: clerk to the governing board
- Recruiting a clerk (maintained)
- Role of the clerk (maintained)
- Skills audit: clerk to the governing board
- The clerk's role in supporting the effectiveness of the governing body
- Training for clerks to the governing board
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