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Category Archives: General
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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NGA Outstanding Governance Awards 2013
On 30th April, the National Governors’ Association held the biennial Outstanding Governance Awards, presented by Lord Nash at the House of Commons. There were two awards, one for Outstanding Governing Body and one for Outstanding Clerk. The awards celebrate exceptional governing bodies … Continue reading
Governance, explained very simply
This was the challenge I set myself - to explain “governance” using only the one thousand most common words. Have a go yourself – why not try setting out current government education policy, what Ofsted do, or the role of the external adviser? … Continue reading
The statutory policies for schools
Update May 13th 2013: The DfE website now has the list as both pdf and word format. Access them here: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/cuttingburdens/a00201669/statutory-policies-for-schools CAVEAT April 30th: The list below may not be complete. For example, the SFVS is not listed as a … Continue reading
UK Gov Chat
UK Gov Chat is an online forum for governors (and clerks!) which takes place for half an hour each Sunday evening at 8:45 on Twitter. It is open to all who wish to contribute or just read what is being said, and … Continue reading
External reviews of governance
A review of governance may be recommended as a result of an Ofsted inspection, or a school or academy may decide that a review would be helpful as part of an ongoing process to develop and improve governance. This information … Continue reading
What does a Core Professional Purpose look like?
A school’s CPP (Core Professional Purpose) is another way of expressing the values and vision set by the governing body. It may replace the ”Mission Statement”, or run alongside it. A short punchy one-line CPP may be underpinned by a set of … Continue reading
National College for Teaching and Leadership
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) is a new government agency created to enable and support the development of a self-improving, school-led system. The agency was formed from the merger, on 2nd April 2013, of the National College … Continue reading
Evidence to Education Committee on School Governance
Here are some “sound bite” quotes taken from the uncorrected transcript of evidence given to the Parliamentary Education Committee on 20th March 2013 (note caveat at end of quotes) . You can access the transcript in full here or read … Continue reading
Delegated budgets for PRUs (new)
From 1st April, pupil referral unit (PRU) management committees will be given delegated budgets and control over staffing for the first time. Read more about the governance of PRUs here. A useful glossary: PRU – pupil referral unit Teacher in Charge … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st April 2013, delegated budget, management committee, PRU
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