ABSTRACT

The governing body of a school is responsible for its policies. The actual wording of the policies may be done by groups of governors or by the head and staff or by a combination of these people, but it is the task of the governors to see that the school has policies in all the areas required by law and in other areas in which it is desirable to have guidance for action. Governors also need to see that all who work in the school are aware of the policies which affect them and carry out the intentions of the policies in action.