Wasn't disagreeing with you Roz, just wondered why you thought that some professional insight other than on the teaching staff was all in vain. I would have thought it would be helpful to have some expert knowledge in governing boards.

On the other hand, nor am I agreeing with you either. Particularly in that education should be under local authority control. Health isn't, so why should education be? (and in fact, I think a lot of social care functions exercised by the local authority should be transferred to the NHS too).