Tips for School Governors
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
Why should school governors be members of the NGA?
The National Governors’ Association is the only independent representative body for schools governors from all state funded schools (LA maintained schools and academies) in England. It supports local governor associations and governing bodies, lobbies ministers and policy makers on all … Continue reading
What’s happening in 2013? Guest Blog by Clerk to Governors
What’s coming up in 2013 for schools and Governing Bodies? The following dates are an outline of the calendar for 2013, but if you have additional suggestions, please email me at info.clerktogovernors@gmail.com or leave a comment. Check back to see updates. *See DfE’s timeline of key … Continue reading
#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
Modern Governor Top Tips – #3 Learn Together
This is the third in our series of Top Tips to help you get the most out of a Modern Governor subscription. A reason why face to face training is well-regarded is that it gives Governors an opportunity to network … Continue reading
Modern Governor Tips – #2 Registration and Logging In
Second in our series of tips to help you get the most of a Modern Governor subscription. This may seem a really obvious point, but in the hustle-bustle of everyday life it’s often overlooked. Do your Governors all know how … 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
Model Policies
Over on the Modern Governor Facebook page, someone asked recently about an Equality and Diversity policy. This got me thinking last week about providing a page full of template policies that governing bodies could download and adapt for themselves. As … Continue reading