Governors and the law

A number of people have asked about the law as it pertains to governing bodies of schools.  Here is an excellent link.
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/governance/guidetothelaw
For those who are governors - confidential advice can be sought from
http://www.governorline.info/welcome/

In particular those parents who feel that the behaviour of the governors is currently to ignore parents might want to read..

Section 21(7) of the Education Act 2002 (as inserted by Section 38 of The Education and Inspections Act 2006) places a duty on governing bodies to have regard to any views expressed to them by parents of registered pupils at the school in exercising their functions.
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/governance/guidetothelaw/b0065507/gttl/parent-councils/views-parents

How the Kings parents who do not have a governing body, are represented is less than clear.  However if this snippet is anything to go by...

Governing bodies should demonstrate in Section 2 of the School Evaluation Form (SEF) the methods they have used to seek the views of parents and how those views have influenced their decision making. They should ensure that views are sought from all categories of parents including those with disabilities, those who may be disengaged and parents of particular groups of pupils who may face significant barriers to their inclusion such as language, literacy or culture. Governing bodies should consider whether any documents should be translated into other languages.


It would suggest that Kings should have had initial letters translated for the Nepalese community.