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The article presents the author's opinions regarding the policies of Great Britain's government regarding the appraisal of school principals and governors. For the recently concluded sixth round of performance reviews, the Cambridge Education Association had contracted external advisers (EAs) to conduct the appraisal of head teachers and school governors. The EAs were required to analyze data about head teachers' objectives and the extent to which these goals were met. Great Britain's government has now replaced EAs by school improvement partners, who will be responsible for the performance reviews of head teachers.

Discusses the British government's relationship with schools. Creation of a team of school improvement partners for headteachers, trained and appointed by local education authorities; Establishment of a model of inspections; Setting a clear direction for the school; Offering members of the senior management team challenge and support; Ensuring that senior management team carry out their legal responsibilities.

Reports on the compliance of school governors with the Freedom of Information Act in Great Britain. Public access to all information subject to exemptions; Public interest test of the submitted request for information; Use of the complaints procedures in the cases where information is refused.

Focuses on factors to consider when raising the wages of teachers in Great Britain. Knowledge of subject; Account of curricular developments.

Reports on government funding to encourage education authorities in Great Britain to translate national aspirations into good practice. Teacher workload agreement; Work-life balance for staff; Remodelling of teaching.

Calls on school governors in Great Britain to review anti-abuse procedures in the light of the Bichard report on child protection. Failure of the Criminal Records Bureau to carry out enhanced checks on Ian Huntley of Soham College in connection with the murders of the girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman; Questions on the duties of governors and designated teachers.

Focuses on changes to the thresholds payment program for British teachers in 2004. Relegation of the Cambridge Education Associates to a minor role; Removal of the requirement for threshold assessors to validate and review school heads' decisions on which teachers qualify for pay rise; Use of funds saved from removing assessors to fund frontline services.

Focuses on the 1995 issuance of the Department of Education's guidance on the functions of school governors. Construction of the strategy of the school; Accountability for school's status; Evaluation of the governing body of schools by the Office for Standards in Education.

Reports the lack of official guidance for assessing staff performance in Great Britain. Refusal of the Department for Education and Skills to provide guidance; Objective criteria in teacher evaluation; Standard of performance according to the National Union of Teachers.

Discusses the progress of performance management of senior staff in schools in Great Britain. Aim of performance management to improve headteachers' effectiveness; Apprehension of governors on the lack of improvement in the process.

Points out the importance of time management for school governors in Great Britain. Allocation of time for different responsibilities; Importance of meeting agenda; Starting and ending of meetings on time.

Reveals growing opposition to the School Teachers' Review Body's proposal for British school governing bodies to base headteacher's pay on a set criteria. Allegations of widespread abuse of the system; Improper review of salaries of head teachers and deputies.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the previous issues including Teaching under the Prevent duty, Project-based learning holds back poor pupils and "This may lose me friends, but hear me out".

Several letters to the editor is presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Boycott Boost," "Not many points up north," in the April 3, 2010 issue and "Teaching in a secure unit," in the April 30, 2010 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Tomorrow's primaries: 2 reviews, 1 debate," in the February 20, 2009 issue, an article about the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator legislation in the February 20, 2009 issue, and "Top civil servant tears into key school policies," in the February 13, 2009 issue.