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- Can the vice-chair cover for the chair?
- Chair of governors: eligibility
- Chair of governors: meetings with the headteacher updated
- Chair of governors: reporting to the governing body
- Chair of governors: role and effectiveness
- Chair of governors: working effectively with the clerk
- Electing a chair and vice-chair of governors
- Electing a chair of governors: nominations
- Electing a chair/vice-chair: difficulties in filling the post
- Electing a chair/vice-chair: FAQs updated
- Headteacher attending job interviews: should governors be told?
- How can the chair challenge and support the headteacher?
- Leadership development plan: chair of governors
- Length of service for a chair of governors
- Multi-academy trusts (MATs): chairing the board
- Recruiting a chair of governors
- Removing the chair of governors from office
- Role description: chairs in MATs
- Shared leadership on governing boards updated
- The chair's power to act in cases of urgency
- The chair's relationship with the headteacher
- Training for chairs
- Vice-chair: role and responsibilities
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