Tag Archives: DfE
NCOGS 2010 – “Strengthening Governance”
Last Thursday we were fortunate enough to attend the annual conference of NCOGS (National Co-ordinators of Governor Services). The theme for 2010 was “Strengthening Governance”. Obviously there are challenges ahead for everybody as budgets tighten and ways of working change, … Continue reading
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Tagged #NCOGS2010, Aspect, Big Society, David Marriott, DfE, education, elearning, local authority, modern governor, NCOGS, nga, Phil Hand, public sector, School Governor, school governors, Susie Hall, technology, The Connectives, twitter, Warwickshire County Council, Wiltshire County Council
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NCOGS Annual Conference 2010
We’re on tour again! This Thursday 14th October we’ll be attending the NCOGS Annual Conference 2010 which is being held in Birmingham. The theme this year is “Strengthening Governance”. There are few things we enjoy more than meeting our friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, DfE, e-learning, education, local authority, modern governor, NCOGS, School Governor, school governors
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The First 100 Days of the Coalition Government
There’s a lot of commentary doing the rounds about how Michael Gove and the DfE have fared during their first 100 days. Here’s a quick round-up - if you know of any more, please add your comment below. I’m keen to … Continue reading
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Tagged Coalition, DfE, education, legislation, local authority, nga, public sector, School Governor
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New eLearning Module Available: Looked-after Children
We’re working flat-out to deliver lots of great new e-learning modules over the Summer. We released “Self-evaluation and the New Ofsted Framework” and “Is Governor Mark for Us?” in July and yesterday we released our latest module, “Looked-after Children” Elaine Walton, … Continue reading
New Modern Governor Module Released
Modern Governor releases its latest module: “Self-evaluation and the New Ofsted Framework” We talked about the New Ofsted Framework in a recent blog, and now we’re delighted to announce the release of the latest Modern Governor module “Self-evaluation and … Continue reading
Schools Invited to Become Academies
Education Secretary Michael Gove has written to all primary and secondary schools in England inviting them to become academies. Academies are state-funded schools which are independent of local authority control. Schools rated as outstanding by inspectors could be fast-tracked into academy … Continue reading
All Change for Modern Governors?
The new Education Secretary Michael Gove has made a brisk start. The DCSF has already been renamed as the Department for Education and Mr Gove says that it will be “re-focused on supporting teaching and learning”. Webmasters across Westminster have … Continue reading
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Tagged cameron, conservative, course, DCSF, DfE, DLE, dynamic, e-learning, education, governor, learning pool, michael gove, modern governor, politics, westminster
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