Heads and governors
Description
This film contrasts the relationship between the headteacher and the governors at two primary schools - Holy Trinity CE School in Richmond, Surrey and Godwin Junior School in east London. At Holy Trinity, the chair of governors, Harry James, is able to devote a significant amount of time to the school, in order to understand and thus support it as it continues to improve. At Godwin, governors have a more hands-off relationship with the acting headteacher, expecting him to manage the school on a day-to-day basis and to be alerted only when problems arise. Governors are there to drive the strategic direction of the school. The question is: does the light touch approach work only because Godwin is already a successful school? And do governors at Holy Trinity expect to become less actively involved once the school's improvement is consolidated?
Runtime
19 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
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