Introduction
Introduction to Regional Schools Commissioners and Advisory Boards (formerly called Headteacher Boards)
Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) and Advisory Boards (formerly called Headteacher Boards) were established in 2014.
RSCs work with school leaders to raise standards, provide advice, and take action in underperforming schools. Each RSC is supported by their own AB for their region. The role of AB members is to provide advice, scrutiny and challenge to the RSCs’ decision making. AB members do not make decisions. It is the RSCs that take decisions, within the scope of their responsibilities, in the name of the Secretary of State (SoS) for Education. RSCs should be informed by the views of their AB who bring local expertise and knowledge to the system to advise the RSC on the issues.
Each board is made up of no more than eight members; the four who are elected, alongside two who may be appointed by the RSCs, and two who may be co-opted by the RSC with the approval of ministers. Appointed and co-opted members are recruited because of their sector knowledge or to provide additional skills and expertise to the RSC decision-making process.
Attendance and participation at AB meetings - normally one per month - is a core feature of the AB membership role.
A complete overview on AB membership is available in the Terms of Reference for ABs.
For more information on the role of the National Schools Commissioner and Regional Schools Commissioners please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group/about
Introduction
Introduction to Regional Schools Commissioners and Advisory Boards (formerly called Headteacher Boards)
Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) and Advisory Boards (formerly called Headteacher Boards) were established in 2014.
RSCs work with school leaders to raise standards, provide advice, and take action in underperforming schools. Each RSC is supported by their own AB for their region. The role of AB members is to provide advice, scrutiny and challenge to the RSCs’ decision making. AB members do not make decisions. It is the RSCs that take decisions, within the scope of their responsibilities, in the name of the Secretary of State (SoS) for Education. RSCs should be informed by the views of their AB who bring local expertise and knowledge to the system to advise the RSC on the issues.
Each board is made up of no more than eight members; the four who are elected, alongside two who may be appointed by the RSCs, and two who may be co-opted by the RSC with the approval of ministers. Appointed and co-opted members are recruited because of their sector knowledge or to provide additional skills and expertise to the RSC decision-making process.
Attendance and participation at AB meetings - normally one per month - is a core feature of the AB membership role.
A complete overview on AB membership is available in the Terms of Reference for ABs.
For more information on the role of the National Schools Commissioner and Regional Schools Commissioners please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/schools-commissioners-group/about