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Assessing without levels
“At the NCTL ‘Seizing Success’ conference on 13 June, the Secretary of State spoke about schools’ on-going assessment under the new national curriculum, in advance of the consultation on primary assessment and accountability. As part of our reforms to the … Continue reading
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The Education Committee
The Education Committee monitors the policy, administration and spending of the Department for Education and its associated arms length bodies, including Ofsted. (Follow them on Twitter – @CommonsEd) What does it do? Most recently, (11th June 2013) the Committee published a report … Continue reading
Advisory Group on Governance (AGOG)
The Advisory Group on Governance (AGOG) advises and assists the Department for Education. “The Group provides a forum for representatives to raise and discuss issues of general principle and detail affecting school governance. Its members are drawn from a variety of … Continue reading
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education Governance and Leadership
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education Governance and Leadership is a group of twenty MPs and peers, which has the following aims: to raise the profile and changing role of school governors; to act as advocates for the importance of good … Continue reading
Hot off the press!
What’s new? To look for the most recent Ofsted reports and publications, click here. For DfE announcements on Gov.UK, click here. The latest DfE pages mentioning governance are here To search for Ofsted inspections, sort by date here. ………..
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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
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
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
