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Governor Services Innovation – Monmouthshire Council

A massive well done to the Governor Services team at Monmouthshire Council. They’ve recently recorded a series of videos to help Governors learn more about their role in their own time. Wendy Barnard, Senior Support Services Officer stars in the … Continue reading

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Modern Governor Pricing – Simple, Clear, Open

Modern Governor is the UK’s leading provider of e-learning for School Governors with over 20,000 governors online. We continually work with governance experts throughout the country to improve Modern Governor and deliver it to the people who need it to … Continue reading

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Modern Governor Working in Partnership with the NGA

We’re delighted to announce that this year Modern Governor will again be sponsoring the National Governors’ Association (NGA). NGA support local governor associations and governing bodies, lobby ministers and policy makers on all policies that impact schools and offer high-quality … Continue reading

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LGiU Survey of Children’s Services Leaders

(This was first published on the LGiU blog) “The LGiU conducted a survey of 80 Lead Members and Directors of Children’s Services in August 2011 in partnership with NUT and Unison. The survey focused on the future of local government’s … Continue reading

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TES Article: Effectiveness of Governing Bodies

There was a somewhat provocative editorial piece about governance published in the TES last week which stated “We’ve spent too much time making governance local and not enough making it effective”. I was surprised by the opening paragraph: “Vindictive, interfering, … Continue reading

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Who’s Governing The Governors?

Neil Carmichael MP has just published a report called “Who Governs the Governors?”. The introduction states: “More than half a million people contribute in excess of 2 million working days to serving schools as unpaid governors across England, Scotland and … Continue reading

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Should school governor training be compulsory?

The National Foundation for Educational Research has published a report titled “Governance Models in Schools“. In it, they state that “Key to effective governance was perceived to be governors having a clear understanding of their role (and its limits) and … Continue reading

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FREE Online Webinar about Modern Governor

Do you have a burning need to know more about Modern Governor? Online webinars are becoming increasingly popular – they’re a great way of attending a conference, without leaving the comfort of your desk (or sofa!).  You don’t have to … Continue reading

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