Across England thousands of elected parent governors give their time to help their children's» school. (bbc.co.uk)
Gillian Allcroft, deputy chief executive of the National Governance Association, said: «The vast majority of elected governors (parents and staff) do a great job for their schools and this is one of the reasons why NGA campaigned very strongly for the retention of elected parent governors. (educationbusinessuk.net)
Cameron cited the White Paper, which said: «We will no longer require academy trusts to reserve places for elected parents on governing boards.» (educationbusinessuk.net)