ABSTRACT
The governors had supported the head in excluding the pupils, but the local education authorities (LEA) had ordered reinstatement. The Clarendon Commission described governors as 'the guardian and trustee of the permanent interests of the school' who should include 'men conversant with the world, with the requirements of active life and with the progress of literature and science.' Severed large city authorities defied the requirement that they should delegate functions to local managers and governors: Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Hull. In voluntary aided schools two-thirds of managers or governors were appointed by the foundation and one-third by the LEA. The responsibilities of managers were to be set out in Rules of Management and of governors in Articles of Government, made by the LEA in county secondary schools and by the Minister in voluntary secondary schools. Many other LEAs began to initiate reforms involving the inclusion of some parent, teacher and sometimes pupil representation.
