Tag Archives: School Governor
What School Governors think about the Teachers’ Strike
The teachers’ strike, planned for Thursday June 30th, has left many governors asking questions about their responsibilities and obligations. In the first episode of “Governors’ Question Time”, our panel answers questions about the strike and the role of governors. Our … Continue reading
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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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
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
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
What is Twitter?
All of us at Learning Pool are huge fans of social media. We use Yammer to communicate internally with each other across timezones, and Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and blogging to engage and share stuff with just about everybody else on … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, governor, NCOGS, School Governor, school governors, social media, twitter
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Confessions of an Academy Converter
Earlier this week there was a lot of internet traffic about a Chair of Governors who resigned because he does not support the conversion to Academy status. I mentioned this story on Twitter, and pointed my followers to the original … Continue reading
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Tagged academy, Chair of Governor, conversion, debate, decisions, governing body, Governors, headteacher, school, School Governor
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The obligatory Wordle…
I recently asked “Should school governor training be compulsory?” It’s prompted lots of you to comment – you can view our blog and all comments here (don’t forget to add your comment too!). I love the simple beauty of “wordles” … Continue reading →