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Did this story simply die a death? I can't find any links to a follow up, statement from the school, further comment… Was it just a case of a doddery old councillor looking for a bit of limelight, or a politically biased school? ???

The school might be right now taking action to suspend the head for misconduct. If this was a conversation between just the head and the chair, then it is one persons word against another. How could the school release a statement immediately if the governors or the LA feel they need to take...

Why are you going on about due process of the board of governors and them publishing documents then? The crux of this story seems to really only involve the councillor and the head. If all the head has done is say she doesn't think his political views are compatible with the school - that...

He resigned, did you not even read the article?

Phew, I'm pretty sure I'm one of the altruistic ones! :thumbsup:

Or political gain and free publicity perhaps?

Whereas as a councillor standing for reelections having just defected to another party would have no need for spin would they!

Here is the latest booklet on governors and governing bodies following Lord Nash's review - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/270398/Governors-Handbook-January-2014.pdf There is no spurious technicality. Lord Nash stats a governing bodies core functions...

There is more to this story than meets the eye. For one, it is only based on what the governor is saying. All school governing boards are reconstituting as part of a government wide review of how governing bodies work. It wouldn't be uncommon for someone who has served 2 terms on one body...