parental representation

Parental representation would seem to be reduced to one or two governors per board of between 16 and 20.

(ISS also proposed an increase in parental representation on governing bodies.)

Attachment styles and parental representations.

The school encourages parental representation on curriculum, finance, welfare and school management committees, and in a variety of fund-raising activities.

The 1980 Education Act increased parental choice and the 1986 Education (No. 2) Act increased parental representation on governing bodies.

As in all participatory schemes, there is a risk of middle class bias in parental representation on governing bodies, with the evidence pointing to the active involvement of relatively few parents.

A new act in 1990 introduced new provisions regarding the administration of the schools with more managerial competence vested in the headteacher and the setting up of school boards with large parental representation.

Almost since they were formed in 1970 with the decentralization of the school system, the boards have lacked parental representation and served more as stepping stones to higher office, like the City Council or State Assembly.

School governing bodies in England and Wales were reshaped in the Autumn of 1988 as a result of the 1986 (No.2) Education Act, with greater parental representation and more co-opted governors (including those from the business community).