Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Management)
The implementation ofthe South African School Act 84 of 1996 located significant
management responsibilities with principals and governing bodies of public schools.
The Schools Act is aimed at the creation and management ofa new national school
system. This system must, as far as is reasonably possible, give everyone an equal
opportunity to develop his or her talents. This research will focus specifically on the
roles of the SGB and SMT, and on the developing relationships between them in the
management ofschools. As Glatter, (1988:155) maintain that governing bodies
experience uncertainty because they. face different expectations and demands and
need to create different relationships with the surroundings institutions that are
interested in the local education system.