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Like schools, governors have become enslaved to number-crunching and many are reluctant to throw off the shackles. But tables of figures tell us very little about how to hold leaders to account, argues Nick Campion – so let’s foment a revolution

It doesn’t matter whether you personally agree with academisation, writes school governor Nick Campion. What’s important is whether it is the best option for your school community

Dance teaches children the values of hard work, resilience and teamwork – and it’s great fun, writes one school governor

The magnitude of the responsibility faced by governors deciding whether or not to join a MAT is vast: they’re making an irreversible decision – one that can prove disastrous

We shouldn’t be pressurising 11-year-olds to grow up before their time. Let them enjoy the pleasure of learning just a little bit longer, let them discover and let them be happy, writes one parent governor

On 21 July we’ll say goodbye to vulnerable children who rely on the opportunities our school provides and 15 excellent TAs – all because of budget cuts, writes one parent governor