Monthly Archives: April 2010

School disregards child welfare with covert webcams

Last week I stumbled across this disturbing news story, which got me thinking about privacy. A Philadelphia school issued 2300 students with mandatory laptops and forbade them from using their own computers at school.  Nor were they allowed to modify … Continue reading

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Would you sleep with your e-learning?

A few weeks ago we had a great workshop with our Modern Governor customers where people met up to share experiences and decide on how to take Modern Governor forward in the coming months. One of the standout comments from … Continue reading

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Sean Whetstone on Parent Governor Representatives

In 2009 my Clerk of Governors forwarded me an email asking for parent governors to volunteer to stand for our County Council Schools & Learning Select Committee as Parent Governor Representatives. I did some background research to find that: Parent … Continue reading

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The Public Sector Learning Conference 2010

Budgetary challenges are at the forefront of everyone’s mind at the moment -  where does that leave opportunities for learning? One place is find out is at the Learning Pool’s Public Sector Learning Conference on 12 May, London. Its a perfect time for … Continue reading

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