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Education Committee – #AskGove

The Education Committee met today to ask questions of Michael Gove. Part of the session was given to specific #AskGove tweets submitted. See what Mr Gove had to say: Continue reading

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#AskGove and Social Media and Schools

The best and the worst of social media is in the news this week. Got a question for Michael Gove? Tweet #AskGove! On 31st January the Education Committee will be questioning Michael Gove, and the MPs involved want to know … Continue reading

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Statutory Policies for Schools

The DfE has recently released an updated list of statutory policies for schools.  It outlines which type of schools the policies apply to, and how often the policy should be reviewed.  This will change again this year with the introduction … Continue reading

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DfE Back to School Message for Spring Term 2012

The DfE have issued the second of their termly bulletins.  This has been emailed to all Headteachers. It talks about the updated timeline of milestones for 2011/2012, an update on the reduction of bureaucracy, and statutory policies that schools should … Continue reading

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ICT, Computer Science, Schools and Governors

Over the last few days there has been an avalanche of news and opinion about ICT in schools. Schools are being overcharged in IT leasing agreements, signing agreements that overcharge them for the most basic IT equipment. Ian Livingstone talks … Continue reading

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Governor Services Innovation – Monmouthshire Council

A massive well done to the Governor Services team at Monmouthshire Council. They’ve recently recorded a series of videos to help Governors learn more about their role in their own time. Wendy Barnard, Senior Support Services Officer stars in the … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from Modern Governor!

The decorations are up, the presents are wrapped and even my dogs have their festive hats at the ready.  Nativity plays have been watched, cards have been posted and there’s just that “big shop” left to do! All that’s left … Continue reading

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The Biggest Training Challenges According to School Governors

In December Learning Pool ran the annual “12 Days of Christmas” campaign, where our sparkly team give away daily goodies to members of the Learning Pool community, either as downloads or as competition prizes. This year two of our downloadable … Continue reading

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