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Author Archives: Clerk to Governors
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I know many people have wondered who is the pen behind the Clerk to Governors blog. If you want to find out more about who I am, and what I can offer in terms of governor training, please click here. … Continue reading
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Index to Governors Handbook
Index to Governors’ Handbook May 2013. (Grateful thanks are extended to a governor who compiled this index) Download as a word doc: An Index to the Governors’ Handbook (May 2013) A levels performance tables 10 academies 5 admissions 6, 36, 37, … Continue reading
Schools Forums
The Government requires that each local authority maintain a Schools Forum to represent its schools’ views on matters relating to the total Schools’ Budget. There are national regulations which govern the composition, constitution and procedures of Schools Forums. Who’s on … Continue reading
What does the Governors’ Handbook say about apologies for absence?
As always, comments and updates on the content of these posts are welcome. Please let me know if anything is incorrect, or if any links are not working properly. What does the 2013 Governors’ Handbook say about apologies for absence? … Continue reading
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Changes that reduce the burden on maintained school governors
This document from the DfE (published May 2013) summarises the duties and regulations that apply to governing bodies in maintained schools that have either been removed or simplified since 2010, or will soon be removed or simplified. Removals and simplifications that … Continue reading
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Governors’ Handbook
The Guide to the Law has now been replaced by a new Governors’ Handbook, published 14th May 2013. The Dfe site says: The Governors’ Handbook (pdf) provides information about the role and legal duties of governing bodies in maintained schools and … Continue reading
FFT Governor Dashboard
On Friday 17th May the Fischer Family Trust (FFT) launched the new FFT Governor Dashboard in partnership with the National Governors’ Association and the Wellcome Trust. Find out more here. The FFT Governor Dashboard contains information on overall school performance … Continue reading
Performance related pay for teachers
The Department for Education (DfE) has updated the page on Teachers Pay and Conditions. (23rd April 2013) Advice helping schools decide how to pay their teachers has been published. This is what the gov.uk website says (in big clear writing): The advice is … Continue reading
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Royal College of Teaching
This is a proposed organisation, still at discussion stage. Tom Bennett, “behaviour guru” at the TES, has commented about the benefits of having a Royal College of Teaching. He says: “So what could a RCOT be? It could be what … Continue reading
Disapplying the current national curriculum
Can schools choose not to teach the national curriculum? No, they can’t, as it is still a statutory requirement for maintained schools. (Academies are not required to teach the national curriculum, but to provide a “broad and balanced curriculum“.) However, the government … Continue reading
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