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Emma Knights
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Why it’s time governors stopped ruling on exclusions
National Governance Association chief Emma Knights makes the case for school exclusion hearings to be removed from governors’ workloads
General
1 December 2023
Why it’s time governors stopped ruling on school exclusions
Why we’re lobbying Parliament on the future of education
National Governance Association co-chief Emma Knights explains how the organisation is joining with education unions to lobby MPs about the ‘perfect storm’ that schools are facing
General
24 May 2023
EMMA KNIGHTS
Why it was time to give MATs and schools their own governance guidance
The chief executive of the National Governance Association explains why the organisation has produced two versions of its governance guidance for the first time – one for schools, and a second for MATs
Specialist Sector
8 April 2022
Why it was time to give MATs and schools their own goverance guidance
Why we must make governors’ workload sustainable
Tackling governors’ growing workload is essential if we are to secure the future of our school system, says Emma Knights
20 May 2019
‘School leaders need to do their homework on governance’
Governance is not an optional extra – it is fundamental to any endeavour that involves people coming together to deliver a joint enterprise, writes Emma Knights
1 March 2019
‘The voices of governors must be heard’
Governors are increasingly disappointed by the performance of schools’ ministerial overlords, writes the chief executive of the National Governance Association
17 September 2018