Pay is not the only way to raise the standard of school governance

 Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw says we may need to pay school governors - but is this the best way to raise standards? Photograph: Andrew Fox
<P>Since Sir Michael Wilshaw suggested last month that we might have to pay governors to join the boards of schools in tough circumstances, there has been a lot of debate about competent governance and how to achieve it.</P>
<P>Over the past 18 months I have travelled around the country speaking to governors and local

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