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Welcoming Carol Woolley to Modern Governor
Carol Woolley is joining the Modern Governor team soon. Here’s Carol’s first blog for Modern Governor – expect to see and hear more of her! Last week was my Learning Pool half birthday, I have now been a member of … Continue reading
News! Modern Governor E-Learning Modules
A brief round-up of news about our Modern Governor e-learning modules. Back in July we unveiled a new look to our modules. In 2011 we’ve released 4 new modules: School Governors and Social Media Governance of a Church School The … Continue reading
Modern Governor Tips – #1 First Things First
This is the first in a new series of tips to help you get the most out of a Modern Governor subscription. We’re going to start at the very beginning (a very fine place to start, according to Julie Andrews….). … Continue reading
Do you have a School Business Manager?
Recently, we exhibited at an event held by the Birmingham Bursars’ Group. It was the first event for bursars that we’ve attended and I was both surprised and impressed by how many people attended. Birmingham City Council Governor Services team … Continue reading
Who’s Governing The Governors?
Neil Carmichael MP has just published a report called “Who Governs the Governors?”. The introduction states: “More than half a million people contribute in excess of 2 million working days to serving schools as unpaid governors across England, Scotland and … Continue reading
Rosie’s First Week at Modern Governor
We’re delighted to introduce Rosie as the newest member of the Modern Governor team. Rosie joins her cousins Peggy, Prince and Betty in being cheerleaders for Learning Pool, the UK’s largest public sector learning community. Always seen in the right … Continue reading
Should school governor training be compulsory?
The National Foundation for Educational Research has published a report titled “Governance Models in Schools“. In it, they state that “Key to effective governance was perceived to be governors having a clear understanding of their role (and its limits) and … Continue reading
National Governors’ Association awards 2011
Last week at a ceremony at the House of Commons Lord Hill, Minister for Schools, presented the National Governors’ Association awards for Outstanding Governance. Lord Hill said: “Many school governors and clerks make an outstanding contribution to the job of running their own … Continue reading