Internet Links & Online Resources for School Governors

Here is a list of Internet Links & Online Resources for School Governors I have built up over the last two years.

Please let me know of any other School Governor related links which I may have missed or any links that no longer work.

Ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/

CWDC Safer Recruitment Information http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/safeguarding/safer-recruitment/e-learning#content

Safer Recruitment Online Training Portal http://elearning.cwdcouncil.org.uk/login/index.php

Independent Safeguarding Authority http://www.isa-gov.org.uk/

Teachers TV Section for School Governors http://www.teachers.tv/governors

Financial Management Standard in Schools (FMSIS) http://www.fmsis.info/

Governor Line http://www.governorline.info/

DCSF Governornet http://www.governornet.co.uk/

School Governor Guide to the Law http://www.governornet.co.uk/linkAttachments/GTTL 05.12.09.doc

DCSF Consultations relating to School Governing http://www.governornet.co.uk/consultationsList.cfm?topicAreaId=10

National Audit Office Guide for School Governors http://www.nao.org.uk/guidance_and_good_practice/good_practice/education.aspx

Raise Online https://www.raiseonline.org/

Governornet Jargon Buster List
http://www.governornet.co.uk/jargonList.cfm?topicAreaId=22

Fischer Family Trust http://www.fischertrust.org/

TeacherNet http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/

http://www.teachingawards.com/nominations/

Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency http://www.qcda.gov.uk/
DCSF Governors Newsletter Online from DCSF Spring 2010 Edition

http://www.governornet.co.uk/linkAttachments/Governors%20newsletter%20spring%202010.pdf


Governor Associations

National Governors Association NGA http://www.nga.org.uk

Governors Wales http://www.governorswales.org.uk/

Discussion Boards

UK Governor Discussion Board/Forums http://www.ukgovernors.org.uk

Governornet Discussion Board/Forum http://www.governornet.co.uk/threadListdate.cfm?topicAreaId=8

Times Education Forums http://community.tes.co.uk/forums/17.aspx

School Governing Blogs:

Modern Governor Blog http://www.moderngovernor.com/blog
Supergovernor Blog http://www.supergovernor.co.uk
Ramblings of a Governor Blog http://ramblingsofagovernor.wordpress.com/
School Governing Blog http://schoolgoverning.blogspot.com/

Recruitment of Governors

School Governors One Stop Shop http://www.sgoss.org.uk/home/

School Governor Online Training

Modern Governor http://www.moderngovernor.com
Link Governor http://www.linkgovernor.co.uk/
Educare http://www.educare.co.uk/
Gel http://www.elc-gel.org/governors

Facebook Groups

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=9233231497&ref=ts I am a School Governor
http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/School-Governors-One-Stop-Shop/36614609212?v=wall School Governors One Stop Shop
http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/School-Governors-One-Stop-Shop/36614609212?v=wall#!/pages/Supergovernor/343621889503?ref=ts Supergovernor

Twitter

SchoolGoverning http://www.twitter.com/SchoolGoverning
School Governor http://www.twitter.com/SchoolGovernor
ModernGovernor http://www.twitter.com/ModernGovernor
Supergovernor Http://www.twitter.com/Supergovernor

Education Related News in UK Broadsheets

Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/education

Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/

Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/

Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/