tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.comments2023-08-16T10:21:22.358+01:00School GoverningSean Whetstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502468166331287269noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-87541276389956087692012-09-12T13:04:40.014+01:002012-09-12T13:04:40.014+01:00Government has taken very important part about sel...Government has taken very important part about self defense. I would say that teachers should be confident that they know best how to look after pupils and keep them safe. <a href="http://www.medwaysafety.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Health and safety training</a><br />tisanjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551192181219080277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-54686825272457601452012-07-12T20:48:03.484+01:002012-07-12T20:48:03.484+01:00Very informative and helpful ThanksVery informative and helpful ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-26968861963263598332012-04-11T11:53:16.118+01:002012-04-11T11:53:16.118+01:00thanks for sharing!thanks for sharing!Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-4577047622974987822012-03-10T20:51:39.037+00:002012-03-10T20:51:39.037+00:00There seems to be a need for regulation of governo...There seems to be a need for regulation of governors, especially in the independent sector.<br />Blog at http://regulategovernors.blogspot.com/2012/03/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.htmlregulategovernorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879770006065721286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-25420415624515153792012-02-21T09:54:41.943+00:002012-02-21T09:54:41.943+00:00This governing body is completely unwieldy, with 2...This governing body is completely unwieldy, with 20 governors. But only 2 governors are elected parents. How is that for fair?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194061347566469528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-47103930864652879422012-02-03T15:21:11.366+00:002012-02-03T15:21:11.366+00:00Governors at Kingsmead school advocate the study o...Governors at Kingsmead school advocate the study of The Simpsons and Heat magazine. I have asked them to remove Heat magazine and replace it with literature. Even though they agreed that Heat magazine was not a text of 'high quality' they decided to keep it anyway. No to more literature as well. As far as I am concerned the governing body is little more than a club membership, completely unaccountable to parents and the community.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194061347566469528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-16786233026790129252011-12-24T02:56:42.612+00:002011-12-24T02:56:42.612+00:00Oral claims are created after Concern Time, At the...Oral claims are created after Concern Time, At the end of a report, MPs can answer or question the authorities reverend on its items.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sampleforms.org/category/statement-forms/" rel="nofollow">Statement forms</a>Ruby Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710522322446393469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-45359200899610955952011-11-24T20:09:55.988+00:002011-11-24T20:09:55.988+00:00On the back of this post, I have just signed up fo...On the back of this post, I have just signed up for an individual NGA membership. I am a relatively new Chair (baptism of fire..) and have been struggling to understand what steps can and should be taken to keep our school open. LA advice has been particularly vague and too slow.<br /><br />This is by far the clearest advise I have seen on this subject over the past few weeks. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-36280560447862388352011-11-23T20:02:55.620+00:002011-11-23T20:02:55.620+00:00The statement here that “The clerk must act as cha...The statement here that “The clerk must act as chair during the election of chair” is incorrect. This was the case under the revoked 1999 Procedure Regs but the clerk is not given this function under the current 2003 Procedure Regs (SI 1377) that provide at 5(7) “Where the chair is absent from any meeting or there is at the time a vacancy in the office of chair, the vice-chair shall act as chair for all purposes”.<br />Hence, if the VC’s term is not expired and the VC is present, then the election of the chair must be chaired by the VC, who has a casting vote in the event of a tie. If the VC cannot chair (because the VC is a vacancy or absent or a candidate for chair), then the Regs leave the GB free to choose between appointing another governor with a casting vote or, it would seem having regard to the words “provided that such person is a governor” in Reg 12(3), of appointing a non-governor (who could be the clerk but need not be) without a casting vote.Mike Nichollsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-39331391772551917432011-11-05T23:02:28.792+00:002011-11-05T23:02:28.792+00:00In saying in relation to the appointment of the cl...In saying in relation to the appointment of the clerk "This responsibility cannot be delegated" and “the appointment is subject to the governing body's agreement”, this posting accurately restates what is said in the Department’s statutory guidance and Guide to the Law. This is incorrect, however. The Department has confirmed to me that the guidance and GTTL are in error. There is no statutory restriction on the appointment being delegated. In consequence, the recruitment procedure does not need to incorporate the complication of having to fit in ratification by the full governing body. The relevant extract from a letter to me dated 22 December 2010 from Sandra Hutchinson of the DfE’s School Governance Unit reads:<br /><br />“With regard to the matter of the appointment of the clerk, I confirm that paragraph 3.8.2 of the Department's Statutory Guidance on the School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003 and chapter 3, paragraph 76 of the Governors Guide to the Law both incorrectly state that the governing body cannot delegate any function relating to the appointment of the clerk. We will of course take steps to make the necessary amendments.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-68847139885235156192011-10-12T20:09:05.376+01:002011-10-12T20:09:05.376+01:00Sean - looks like a great checklist for building a...Sean - looks like a great checklist for building a team. Interested in your views for developing a team once it is recruited as I hear a range of views about the inconsistency of quality of CPD for Governors. (PS Cool wallpaper to your blog!)Glenn Wallishttp://www.walliseducationtraining.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-32687926808832328022011-10-05T17:55:29.838+01:002011-10-05T17:55:29.838+01:00I think if you have a head teacher in post, if it ...I think if you have a head teacher in post, if it is a federation, then they automatically get the job - I know this post was a while ago but for those who are looking now, this has been the advice we have received from our LA rep on this situation ...Holly Craigsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-34786093378739039692011-09-24T18:58:21.913+01:002011-09-24T18:58:21.913+01:00Thanks for this. I will be having a regular meetin...Thanks for this. I will be having a regular meeting at the school to review Safeguarding procedures and such Monday afternoon and plan on printing this up to take with me. <br />NanLTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233273627995710806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-36144610706209106212011-07-27T07:54:22.301+01:002011-07-27T07:54:22.301+01:00yes...I like your blog.yes...I like your blog.Kevinhttp://www.howtogetrid.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-77969663300433009792011-07-21T07:21:54.542+01:002011-07-21T07:21:54.542+01:00As i read somewhere future leaders is a three year...As i read somewhere future leaders is a three year leadership programme with the mission to close achievement gap. What will be the benefit for a common man?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.samplesurvey.org/" rel="nofollow">Sample Survey</a>syedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555667882791359184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-51092971476083026412011-07-12T13:08:53.098+01:002011-07-12T13:08:53.098+01:00Social media can give you more control. You can sa...Social media can give you more control. You can say what you want to, the words are your own and aren't immediately twisted by the press.social media for schoolshttp://squareberry.com/features/social-media-for-schools/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-79929393757513308772011-06-28T21:38:47.659+01:002011-06-28T21:38:47.659+01:00So, the lesson is that state schools should aim to...So, the lesson is that state schools should aim to have fewer female governors?Dutchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-84247073622710961492011-06-03T14:45:53.697+01:002011-06-03T14:45:53.697+01:00The school was judged to require special measures ...The school was judged to require special measures in January 2007. Leadership and governance were inadequate and the school had a deficit budget. Debden Park High School is a specialist performing arts school, serving an urban area which contains pockets of deprivation.Herbal Vaporizerhttp://www.gotvape.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-13931296498064180262011-05-20T06:41:16.603+01:002011-05-20T06:41:16.603+01:00I have just found out that the staff governor who ...I have just found out that the staff governor who is also a Teaching Assistant was simply given the role again when her normal term of office expired after 4 years. No attempt was made by the Head to invite other applications to contend the position. The TA population had changed dranatically since her first appointment, with an increase in TA staff. She is known to have the ear of the Head and will go straight to him for petty complaints instead of following procedures. She is also well known as a source of 'information' for the Head on comments or actions of the staff.<br />Is her position as staff governor actually null and void because she was not re-elected as such, and how does that reflect on the Head?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-12966532442022770342011-05-15T10:33:32.878+01:002011-05-15T10:33:32.878+01:00I am fortunate that the school I am a Govenor for ...I am fortunate that the school I am a Govenor for opts for the full acess package to training. Hampshire also have a large number of online courses to combat a lot of the barrier above. However I personally think that it would be benefical to hold a few courses in the holidays. Although I don't think this would change some of the hurdles, I do feel that most parent & staff govenors would be willing to give up a bit of time that they already have off.<br /><br />Great discussion point.<br /><br />@NatalieJayWNatalie Weavingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-76748831536305555712011-04-20T14:25:12.245+01:002011-04-20T14:25:12.245+01:00Thanks for sharing helpful management interview qu...Thanks for sharing helpful management interview questions.<br /><br /><a href="http://jobspert.com/interview-questions/" rel="nofollow">Interview Questions</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-48287500074167536492011-04-06T05:53:08.306+01:002011-04-06T05:53:08.306+01:00Thank you for tell us about the outcomes as well a...Thank you for tell us about the outcomes as well as important traits of effective governance.<br /><a href="http://www.bodyliftguide.com/" rel="nofollow">body lift</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14733173238253069643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-53171423021230241042011-03-31T20:27:00.858+01:002011-03-31T20:27:00.858+01:00Excellent list but not sure I wholly agree with po...Excellent list but not sure I wholly agree with point 7. Although I guess it is up to each governing body to decide how it approaches this, we've always advocated that you are elected (assuming you are) as a representative person of a particular group, but that you are NOT there to, necessarily, put forward the views of that group. <br /><br />I appreciate that you sum up by saying you must vote in good conscience, but I think governors, once elected, use their own experience, knowledge and judgement to put forward any relevant views that they think need to be considered in the best interests of the school, staff and children.<br /><br />HC (@happy_chap)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-67204520617031161982011-03-29T22:22:40.832+01:002011-03-29T22:22:40.832+01:00Recognition of and guidance specifically for Board...Recognition of and guidance specifically for Boards of Governors of non-maintained special schools would be welcome. Is anything published online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7170445355926055146.post-21957283122100025892011-03-07T08:24:52.772+00:002011-03-07T08:24:52.772+00:00This doesn't mention monitoring. If you want t...This doesn't mention monitoring. If you want to raise standards within a school focus on monitoring key performance measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com