Tag Archives: governors meetings
Potential Pain Points of “Big Society”
The wave of stories, Tweets and publicity about David Cameron’s speech about “Big Society” made me stop and think – aren’t School Governors already “doing” Big Society? Setting aside the political arguments for and against….. here’s how David Cameron described … Continue reading
Breaking Through the 1% Barrier!
I met with a potential new Modern Governor customer last week and we discussed how e-learning could be used at their authority. The people I met were really keen to use e-learning, understanding immediately how they could use it to … 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
Modern Governor at the launch of City of York’s programme
Last Thursday I went up to see our friends in York as they launched their new accredited Governor training programme. The venue was impressive, the food was fabulous and there was an impressive turnout of dedicated and enthusiastic School Governors … Continue reading
Updates to Modern Governor Courses
All Modern Governor e-learning courses are reviewed regularly – it’s a tough, but necessary job! We’re very proud of our content and so, this time round, I wanted to let you know what we’ve done and why. We’ve reviewed all … 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
Should SAT’s be SAT?
This is a tough choice now for some Headteachers with union boycotts of this term’s tests. Having attended the NAHT conference and had discussions with the NGA, I know they’ve made much use of advice lines. I’ve always liked the … Continue reading
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Would you sleep with your e-learning?
A few weeks ago we had a great workshop with our Modern Governor customers where people met up to share experiences and decide on how to take Modern Governor forward in the coming months. One of the standout comments from … Continue reading
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