Author Archives: Elaine Walton
School Governors’ One-Stop Shop (SGOSS) is a FREE service
Today’s blog comes from Steve Acklam, Chief Executive of the School Governors’ One-Stop Shop. One FREE service that is NOT too good to be true! School Governors’ One-Stop Shop (SGOSS) was launched in 1999 to recruit volunteers with transferable skills … Continue reading
DfE School Governor Survey Closes on 30th April
There’s only a few more days left to respond to the DfE’s survey of school governors about school finance and procurement. You can read more about the survey here: http://www.moderngovernor.com/dfe-survey-of-governors-2012/ The survey is open to all governors in any schools in … Continue reading
Modern Governor Subscribers get 10% off National Governors’ Association membership
Modern Governor has announced that it has secured discounts of up to 10% off membership to the National Governors’ Association (NGA) for its 20,000 learners. As the organisation for 300,000 governors in England the National Governors’ Association supports and promotes good … Continue reading
DfE School Governor Survey – only 2 weeks left!
There’s only 2 weeks left to respond to the DfE’s survey of school governors about school finance and procurement. You can read more about the survey here: http://www.moderngovernor.com/dfe-survey-of-governors-2012/ The survey is open to all governors in any schools in England, … Continue reading
National Governors’ Association and Modern Governor partner on new e-learning for Academy school governors
Modern Governor from Learning Pool today announced its continued sponsorship of the National Governors’ Association (NGA) for a second year with new online training for Academy school governors. Emma Knights, Chief Executive Officer of the NGA commented “The support of … Continue reading
DfE Survey of Governors 2012
We’re supporting the DfE in a survey of Governors, and would appreciate your help! Here’s how the DfE explains the survey Improving efficiency is a critical challenge for all schools seeking to make the best use of their budgets to … Continue reading
NGA Bulletin Board March 2012
The cover story for the March bulletin from the NGA is: “Effective Governance: the eight essential ingredients” These eight ingredients are the basis for an effective governing body. They are based on research, practice, and the Ofsted report published last … Continue reading
Ofsted Head Thinks Governors Should Be Paid
This week during a meeting of the Education Committee the new Ofsted Head, Sir Michael Wilshaw, stated that he thinks (some) governors should be paid. “I think we need to spend a lot more time on governance arrangements.” “When schools do … Continue reading