A handful of grammar schools have been given funding to expand, but do the low numbers of disadvantaged pupils attending these well-funded schools increase the societal divide in education? ...
Private school teachers are generally happier than state school teachers, but not for the reasons you might think....
A long-standing chair of governors is leaving. But will anyone really notice? A fellow-governor writes them a valedictory letter....
Judith Rutherford, chair of governors at Hiltingbury Junior School in Hampshire, shares her governing board's experience of how an effort to change staff workload for the better had an impact on how governors worked with the school....
The Secret Governor - who governs at a school in a fully-selective authority - challenges the Schools Minister about his understanding of what grammar schools are and what academic selection at age 11 means for an area....
Danielle Marron explores why those involved in school governance should make their voice heard on policy decisions around relationships education....
Eylan Ezekiel reflects on a year of changes which have made digital governance at Larkrise Primary School a more effective & easier to manage reality. ...
Tony Breslin explores five commitments which the school governance community might make to ensure that governance moves forwards into the future....
Tony Breslin collates the summary recommendations from the RSA's "Who governs our schools?" report & suggests how the questions might be used by GBs & SLTs....
Tony Breslin explores the role of collaboration & partnership - both within and beyond the education sphere - in effective governance in schools & academies...
Tony Breslin explores what the changing landscape of school structures means for the autonomy of school leaders - and the significant effects on governance....
Tony Breslin examines why the role of stakeholders is vital for effective governance in schools and asks what role children should play in this....
Tony Breslin examines the intended and unintended consequences for school governance of the seismic changes in policy associated with the academies system....
Tony Breslin examines the need for a system-wide improvement of induction in governance literacy and calls for a trial of remuneration for local governance....
Tony Breslin asks if school governance can be improved through a better understanding of what its purpose is and what effects participation in it can have....
Tony Breslin expands on the themes in the RSA's recent report "Who governs our schools?" and asks why they're important in the changing world of education....
Dr Tony Breslin introduces a series of forthcoming articles reflecting on the RSA's recent report "Who governs our schools?"...
Bill Moore - school governor, teacher and adviser on RE - explores the role of religious education in schools and what governors should ask about it....
Details of the free e-learning module from Modern Governor offering CPD on asbestos in schools to governors, trustees and anyone involved in education....
Warwick Mansell examines the regulation of related party transactions by the Academies Finanicial Handbook & explores what-if any-benefits they might bring....
A preview of the final Governor Live event of the spring/summer series, which will demonstrate how to perform a SWOT analysis of your own school....
This year our budget has been cut by £62k. Our responsibilities have increased. Next year the cut will be the same. Not in our governing body's name....
A review of the Governor Live online event "Understanding cash flows for governance"-Armstrong Watson's Karen Rae explores why this is vital in governance....
A review of the Governor Live online event on Budgeting Basics-Armstrong Watson's Karen Rae starts from scratch on school budgeting for those in governance....
Part 2 of Tony Breslin's article exploring how to ensure that school governance is distributed more evenly among all those involved in its implementation, by training in governance, not just training governors....
Details of the first Governor Live event of 2017 - taking a broad look at some of the governance issues facing schools at the start of the year....
An overview of Modern Governor's "Helping headteachers get the best out of their governing board" outlining the structure of the e-learning module....
Eylan Ezekiel describes how the governing body at Larkrise Primary School has started to explore using Office 365 to support its work with school staff....
A preview of the final Considerations for Conversion sessions-offering support to governors considering either leading a new MAT or joining an existing one....
A preview of the second in the Considerations for Conversion series, looking at academy conversion for governors in the light of changes to DfE legislation....
Ben Archibald, vice-chair at a school in Kent, looks at how spending time in one's school can make the sometimes abstract process of governance more real....
A review of Mark A'Bear's book "Effective School Governance", including details of how to access an extended extract & discount code through the MG app....
Details of updates to the free Modern Governor mobile app for iOS and Android, including a book review section offering extracts, reviews and discounts....
As recognition of their work declines at the same rate as their responsibilities grow, NLG Martin Matthews explains how to nominate governors for honours....
Details of the Considerations for Conversion series of Governor Live seminars, supporting governors in making informed choices regarding academy conversion....
Stephen Gorard, Professor of Education and Public Policy at Durham University, explores how common selective education systems are around the globe....
Chloe Mortimer describes her experiences as a school governor in her twenties & offers advice for governing bodies to make younger governors welcome....
NLG Ruth Agnew reflects on stepping down from being Chair of Governors after a long time in the role and the issues around succession in governance....
With an absence of governance seemingly at the heart of a number of recent cases of poor practice in academies, what role should good governance play?...
Details of upgrades to the Modern Governor e-learning service meaning the learning modules won't be available for a few days in mid-August....