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Introducing “Governor Base”
September 12th saw the launch of a joint venture, Governor Base, set up by support services provider, Ten Group, new education services company, One Education, the National Governors’ Association (NGA) and us, school governor e-learning provider, Modern Governor. Governor Base … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, e-learning, elearning, governor, Governor Base, modern governor, nga, School Governor, school governors, support
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A new e-learning module, and a new look
Today’s the day when we’re releasing our “School Governors and Social Media” e-learning module. We’ve also taken the opportunity to spruce up the look of our other modules – here’s what we’ve been up to… A new e-learning module We’re very … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, e-learning, elearning, facebook, Flickr, modern governor, nga, School Governor, school governors, social media, technology, twitter, Youtube
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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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Tagged governor, local authority, modern governor, NCOGS, nga, public sector, School Governor, school governors
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National Governors’ Association awards 2011
Last week at a ceremony at the House of Commons Lord Hill, Minister for Schools, presented the National Governors’ Association awards for Outstanding Governance. Lord Hill said: “Many school governors and clerks make an outstanding contribution to the job of running their own … Continue reading
Is Ofsted too big to function effectively?
The Commons Education Committee has called for Ofsted to be split in two. “Splitting Ofsted into two new organisations—the Inspectorate for Education and the Inspectorate for Children’s Care—will help to focus and improve inspection in this country.” The report agrees with … Continue reading
On Tour…..
Lot of exciting stuff planned for the next few weeks – here’s a quick summary of where I’m going to be talking about Modern Governor. If you’re there too – be sure to say hi! On 9th February I’ll be … Continue reading
Doing Better for Less
Well, Wednesday was quite a day, wasn’t it? It felt like the nation was holding a collective breath until George Osborne rose from his seat to deliver the much-anticipated Spending Review. Poking through the opinions since then, it seems that no-one knows … Continue reading
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Tagged authoring tool, Coalition, DfE, e-learning, education, Elaine Walton, elearning, George Osborn, governor, learning pool, local authority, michael gove, modern governor, NCOGS, nga, OFSTED, Paul McElvaney, public sector, pupil premium, ROI, School Governor, school governors, spending review, technology, Wiltshire, York
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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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