A01=Emma Knights
Author_Emma Knights
books for headteachers
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Product details
- ISBN 9781036005283
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 146 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Hachette Learning
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Emma Knights explores who has the power, who makes the decisions, whose voices are heard and how accountability works in England's state school system. Putting a microscope on governance, she examines what good governance looks like and how far it has been achieved. The introduction of multi academy trusts without a plan for governance led to a reshaping of the sector by accident, not design. Building on learning from leading the National Governance Association for 14 years, Emma documents what this change meant for governors, trustees, trust executives, school leaders and the regulators.
The Power of Governance presents the challenges faced and what the future could look like to ensure the legitimate stewardship of our schools.
Emma Knights OBE was chief executive of the National Governance Association from 2010 to 2024, growing its services and the understanding of school and trust governance. She had the privilege of representing the voices of school governors and academy trustees across England. Before NGA, Emma worked in third sector organisations, always aiming to support people from disadvantaged backgrounds with advocacy, access to civil rights and entitlements, and by tackling child poverty or encouraging early education. She continues to govern and now chairs a local environmental charity, Action21.
