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Lack of diversity in governing bodies criticised in survey
School governing bodies across England need to sharpen their focus on diversity and inclusion issues, according to a new survey to mark the third annual National School Governors’ Awareness Day (NSGAD).
More than 60 per cent of governing board members who responded to the survey by event organisers Strictly Education said they had discussed inclusion this academic year, yet just 18 per cent said they had a designated inclusion governor.
More than half said that their governing body didn’t reflect the diversity of their school community.
Steve Barker, head of governance at event organisers Strictly Education, said it is "encouraging" to see that more than two thirds of governors and trustees have discussed inclusion this academic year.
"This is a positive start," he said, "but of course tells us nothing of the depth or impact of those discussions."
He said he hopes NSGAD will prompt governors, trustees and their boards to "sharpen their focus on a range of aspects of inclusion."
The survey was carried out earlier this month and gained more than 500 responses.
NSGAD’s key theme is the governance of inclusion and features a packed programme of presentations and workshops, including a keynote from writer, broadcaster and campaigner Fiona Millar on how governance should navigate the complex and multi-faceted inclusion agenda.
She said: “Governors and trustees need to think about their context and the composition of their communities in terms of not just protected characteristics (under the Equality Act of 2010) but also those pupils from deprived backgrounds, those at risk of harm, those whose families are subject to economic hardship and all other groups of pupils within their schools and trusts. Governance also has a duty of care for all school staff and we should be reflecting on how inclusive policy and practice are of each and every member of staff too.”
Programme and enrolment details of the 2024 National School Governors Awareness Day programme are available here.
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