Modern Governor News

Professor Chris James

We’re thrilled that Professor Chris James will be speaking at our free school governor event, #GovernorLive, on 25th June in Birmingham. Chris James is the Professor of Educational Leadership and Management in the Department of Education at the University of … Continue reading

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Updated module: Safeguarding and Promoting Child Welfare

We are pleased to announce we have updated our module on Safeguarding and Promoting Child Welfare. This module is a basic introduction to your responsibility as a Governor in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This is a companion … Continue reading

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Governor Live Prize Draw Winner….Is It You?

We had an incredible response to our recent Modern Governor survey prize draw with over 1400 responses.  Thanks to everyone who entered by giving us your opinions on our future events The lucky winner is revealed With all the entries in … Continue reading

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Introducing @UkGovChat Sunday Nights

Recently we were fortunate to meet up with Elaine from Modern Governor and, having dazzled her with our extremely limited edition t-shirts, she kindly invited us to write a guest blog to introduce you to @UkGovChat and #ukgovchat Continue reading

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DfE Review of School Efficiency – Your Views Needed by 10/05

Last year we at Modern Governor helped the Department for Education to run and publicise their Governors’ Survey into effective financial management and procurement.  This proved tremendously popular and helped to inform the DfE of Governors’ opinions and attitudes towards … Continue reading

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Complete our survey for a chance to win a Samsung tablet

We’re planning a free meeting of governors from across the country to give you a chance to network, talk about experiences and share ideas. As an experienced governor we would love your thoughts on this. We want to do even … Continue reading

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April Newsletter

Your April newsletter should have popped into your inbox this week, with lots of Modern Governor news and links to our modules and our Twitter and Facebook pages. If you don’t receive our newsletter and would like to subscribe then … Continue reading

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New Module! Academy Governance

Modern Governor, working in partnership with the NGA, is pleased to announce the release of our second academy module, Academy Governance.   This module looks at the role and responsibilities of the Trust Body and Governing Body. It is divided into three … Continue reading

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