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Education Committee – #AskGove

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Elaine Walton

The Education Committee met today to ask questions of Michael Gove. Part of the session was given to specific #AskGove tweets submitted. See what Mr Gove had to say: Continue reading →

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Statutory Policies for Schools

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Elaine Walton

The DfE has recently released an updated list of statutory policies for schools.  It outlines which type of schools the policies apply to, and how often the policy should be reviewed.  This will change again this year with the introduction … Continue reading →

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ICT, Computer Science, Schools and Governors

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Elaine Walton

Over the last few days there has been an avalanche of news and opinion about ICT in schools. Schools are being overcharged in IT leasing agreements, signing agreements that overcharge them for the most basic IT equipment. Ian Livingstone talks … Continue reading →

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Governor Services Innovation – Monmouthshire Council

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Elaine Walton

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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The Biggest Training Challenges According to School Governors

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Elaine Walton

In December Learning Pool ran the annual “12 Days of Christmas” campaign, where our sparkly team give away daily goodies to members of the Learning Pool community, either as downloads or as competition prizes. This year two of our downloadable … Continue reading →

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3rd Cheshire East Annual Governors’ Conference

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Elaine Walton

Last Friday I was lucky enough to be invited along to the 3rd annual Cheshire East Governors’ Conference. Choreographed by Ruth Agnew and Andy Kent, it was a really enjoyable day.  There was a huge turnout of over 160 governors, … Continue reading →

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Association of Leicestershire Governors Conference

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Elaine Walton

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of being at the Association of Leicestershire Governors conference which was held at Leicester Racecourse. The theme was “Which Way Forward?” and it featured the experiences of governors and Heads who have taken their … Continue reading →

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Introducing “Governor Base”

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Elaine Walton

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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