Schools: Governing Bodies

(asked on 6th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure gender balance on school governing bodies.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 14th July 2020

It is the responsibility of governing boards, members (in academy trusts) and religious authorities (in schools designated with a religious character) to appoint governors and trustees. The Department is clear in the Governance Handbook that boards, when appointing new governors or trustees, should focus on the skills, experience, characteristics and diversity the board needs to be effective and to provide a sufficient range of perspectives to enable robust decision making.

Governing boards are responsible for compliance with the Equality Act 2010 and for ensuring that schools and trusts comply with all applicable aspects of discrimination law and this includes compliance with the public sector equality duty.

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