School Improvement and Governance Network

See our ten practical tips for improving governance in a school, ten useful tools, and school council Q&As. School councils use the ten tips to test how far they live up to these practices, and to develop practical actions for improvements. The Q&As cover the following key issues:

• Purpose and legal status of a council
• Composition of a council
• Becoming involved in a council
• Objectives, functions and powers
• Planning, policy, reporting and accountability
• Finance and budgets
• Office bearers, membership and casual vacancies
• The principal's and president's roles
• Meetings, minutes and standing orders
• Sub-committees and good practice.

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