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School Governance – Learning from the Best

In May 2011, Ofsted released a report called “School Governance – Learning from the Best”. The introduction reads: School governing bodies are responsible for the conduct of maintained schools in England. The quality of their work is a matter of … Continue reading

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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

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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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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

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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

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3 New Courses for Modern Governors

Modern Governor is excited to announce the upcoming launch of 3 – yes, 3! – new e-learning courses. There will soon be 3 brand new courses available in the Modern Governor range of e-learning courses.  As always, the courses have … 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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Part 2 – Sean Whetstone, Chair of Governors, shares his Ofsted inspection results

Part 2 of 2 - Ofsted Inspection and Judgement Day [Read Part 1 here] Monday morning came round very fast and I got to school at 7.30am, the Ofsted team were expected at 8am. The morning went very well with the … Continue reading

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