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Electing a chair/vice-chair: difficulties in filling the post
If you are struggling to fill the role of chair or vice-chair, draw on advice from our associate experts on operating without a chair and recruiting externally.
Contents
- Governors must elect a chair and vice-chair
- What if no governor is willing to stand?
- How to recruit a chair or vice chair
- How to operate without a chair
- Ensure succession planning is frequently addressed
Also in this topic: Chair of the governing board
- Can the vice-chair cover for the chair?
- Chairing meetings: your complete guide
- Chair of governors: meetings with the headteacher updated
- Chair of governors: reporting to the governing body
- Co-chairs on governing boards
- How can the chair challenge and support the headteacher?
- How to elect a chair and vice-chair of governors
- Length of service for a chair of governors
- Removing the chair or vice-chair of governors from office
- The chair's power to act in cases of urgency
- The chair's relationship with the headteacher
- Vice-chair: role and responsibilities
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