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Updated: 15/06/2023SafeguardingSafeguarding: Your guide to the updated keeping children safe in education
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Updated: 23/09/2022Latest updatesThe governance volunteer challenge – Recruitment, diversity, investment
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Updated: 11/03/2021ClerkingThe role of clerks and other governance professionals in developing and maintaining effective working relationships
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Governance Professionals Autumn Network
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Melanie Nightingale, Educlerks Ltd
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Susanna Bradbury, Governance professional, Clifford All Saints High School
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