Tag Archives: Chair of Governor
Confessions of an Academy Converter
Earlier this week there was a lot of internet traffic about a Chair of Governors who resigned because he does not support the conversion to Academy status. I mentioned this story on Twitter, and pointed my followers to the original … Continue reading
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Tagged academy, Chair of Governor, conversion, debate, decisions, governing body, Governors, headteacher, school, School Governor
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School Governor – from the other side of the world!
Angie Lund is a UK School Governor – despite recently moving to New Zealand! Learning Pool first met Angie in her role as a Learning & Development Officer for Wokingham Borough Council. When we heard she was relocating to New … Continue reading
Speaker Profile – Countdown to our FREE Breakfast Briefing
Continuing the countdown to the Modern Governor breakfast briefing on 21st September, we’re profiling one of our guest speakers, Ruth Agnew. Ruth began subscribing to Modern Governor when she was Governor Services Manager at Cheshire County Council. During the re-organisation, … Continue reading
Our Latest Modern Governor Module – “Is Governor Mark for Us?”
We’ve just released our latest e-learning module “Is Governor Mark for Us?”. Governor Mark is an optional accreditation for Governing Bodies to assess the effectiveness of Governance in their school. Our module aims to inform Governors of the necessary processes, … Continue reading
How Good is Your Clerk?
This popped into our inbox this week from a #moderngovernor who has asked to remain anonymous. Let us know what you think……. “My Governing Body has had poor clerks and effective clerks. But what a difference a good clerk makes. Our current clerk … Continue reading
Part 2 – Sean Whetstone, Chair of Governors, shares his Ofsted inspection results
Part 2 of 2 - Ofsted Inspection and Judgement Day [Read Part 1 here] Monday morning came round very fast and I got to school at 7.30am, the Ofsted team were expected at 8am. The morning went very well with the … Continue reading
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Sean Whetstone, Chair of Governors, on his recent Ofsted inspection
Part One – Ofsted calling! I had been Chair of Governors for exactly 100 days and still finding my feet when Ofsted called! I was in my Head Teacher’s office having our regular Chair of Governors and Head Teacher meeting … Continue reading
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Tagged Chair of Governor, framework, governor, governors meetings, inspection, modern governor, OFSTED, school governors, sip
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