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Encyclopedia > Governing Body
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A governing body is a corporate form of management. It includes the following types of institution: Jump to: navigation, search Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material...

Particular governing bodies include: A sport governing body comes in several forms. ... In the United Kingdom, School Governors are the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance (http://www. ... A Board of Governors is the board of directors of a publicly owned corporation, such as the United States Postal Service and Amtrak. ... Jump to: navigation, search A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. ...


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Carmarthenshire County Council - School Governing Bodies (730 words)
Governing Bodies are required by law to meet at least once a term but can meet more frequently in order to discuss specific matters.
The actual size of the governing body depends on the size of the school; the membership is determined by law, and each is made up of different types of governors.
Governing Bodies are required by law to prepare a report which summarises the actions taken by them.
"The Accountability of School Governing Bodies" (7383 words)
The governing body is financially responsible to the LEA for its decisions relating to expenditure within the school and for keeping accurate accounts.
For the role of the governing body to be effective, the governors must have the authority to be able to call the school to account.
Another governor reversed the accountability of the governing body to the LEA to one of the accountability of the LEA to the governing body.
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