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Why should school governors be members of the NGA?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Carol Woolley

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 →

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Social media and school governance

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Carol Woolley

Every governor potentially has access to the internet at home or at school. The wider education world is already online and on social media. Tweeters posed questions to Michael Gove, the education secretary, last year using #AskGove. For every negative … Continue reading →

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Stockport Governor Conference 2013 “Are we making a difference?”

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Carol Woolley

Modern Governor spent last Saturday in Stockport at the GOVAS/Stockport MBC annual conference for their governors. It was great to meet so many dedicated governors giving up their Saturday to listen to speakers and join in workshops on a whole … Continue reading →

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NGA Bulletin Board February 2013

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Carol Woolley

The cover story for this month’s bulletin board is How well are secondary schools doing? Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) published the latest performance tables for secondary schools. The data show that at key stage 4, 59.4% of pupils … Continue reading →

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NGA Awards for Outstanding Governance

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Carol Woolley

Has your governing body or clerk: Stepped up to challenges? Been instrumental in driving forward new projects and initiatives? Dealt with crises? Contributed to the wider community? Driven school improvement? Improved children’s education? Then you may wish to consider a … Continue reading →

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NGA Bulletin Board September 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Carol Woolley

The September cover story focuses on composition of governing bodies and the new regulations. The new composition regulations for an LA maintained schools came into force on 1 September. If you wish to reconstitute your governing body, you will need … Continue reading →