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Starting strong in 2025-26, your ultimate first meeting checklist

Hear from experienced governance professional Laura Schneikert on how to prepare for your first meeting of the year.

Learn what a good first governing board meeting of the year looks like and what you can do now to make sure yours runs smoothly.

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    Chair of governors

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    Chair of trustees

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    Chair of governors

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    Foundation governor

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    School governor

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    School governor

  • This research carried out by Edurio and The Key shines a light on an incredibly important issue: that for a school to provide a supportive environment, it needs to feel safe to the children attending. It is testament to the hard work of school staff who support their students and build caring school communities that 75% of children who took part in the research reported feeling safe in school. However, that leaves a quarter of children – that's eight in every class of 30 - who don’t feel safe.

    Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner

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