School Governors
Governors have been in existence for over six hundred years and the first governing body was recorded in Winchester School. In 1870 when schooling become the right of all children, it was laid down that every school should have group of local people to assist in running of the school.
The Education Act 1980 gave a right to parents to express a preference for school, to have a great deal of information about its policies and to have two elected representatives on governing bodies.
In 1981 in an Act designed to support children with special needs parents were given some influence on how need were assessed and governors a duty to see that those needs were met.
The 1986 Education Act gave parents with better representation and further rights to information, to annual report and an annual meeting to discuss the running of the school.
The 1998 School Standards and Framework Act increased parent governor representation in almost all schools and each LEA to have representation of parent governors on its education committee
