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- 2013 – a calendar of events, forthcoming publications and deadlines for governors
- Academies – links for schools that have already become an academy
- Academies - considering seeking academy status?
- Appointing an external adviser / replacement SIP. What to look for?
- Improving Attendance – the report from Charlie Taylor Pub 2012
- Behaviour and Discipline
- Behaviour Checklist from Charlie Taylor (DfE 2011)
- Bullying
- Code of Governance
- Complaints – a DfE Complaints Procedure Toolkit. Complaining to Ofsted.
- Coordinators of Governor Services – COGS
- Constitution of the Governing Body – new regulations from September 2012
- CRB checks – now known as DBS checks
- Data Protection and Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
- DfE (and other) guidance on industrial action in schools, such as a teachers’ strike
- Does the DfE site always give correct information?
- The Education Act 2011
- The Equality Act 2010 (See: Case study of an inclusive school - an Ofsted Good Practice Resource, and Setting PSED Objectives)
- E-safety - Ofsted guidance
- Faith schools -Ofsted guidance to inspectors
- Fraud – the Audit Commission’s advice to Governing Bodies (2011)
- Latest version of the Guide to the Law
- The composition of the Governing Body - how many governors can there be for each category? See also the new regulations, coming into effect from September 2012
- School Governance – a report by Ofsted (May 2011)
- Ofsted judgements on Governance (January 2012 schedule)
- The “Hidden Givers”: a study of school governing in England 2011
- What does “The Importance of Teaching” say about governors?
- Home School Agreements
- Interim Executive Boards
- What is the process for undertaking the Headteacher’s Performance Management?
- Headteacher’s Performance Management – appointing an external advisor
- Headteacher recruitment – NCSL guide
- KS2 Assessment: tests for English grammar, punctuation and spelling in 2013
- National Curriculum Review
- NGA – National Governors Association
- Ofsted
- What to expect when your school gets the phone call
- What happens during the inspection
- A Good Education for All – the consultation document for revised arrangements for September 2012 inspections
- The January Ofsted criteria for 2012 have now been superseded by the following:
- Grade descriptors for the September 2012 Ofsted evaluation schedule (this was republished in January 2013 but without any revisions to the grade descriptors)
- Quality of teaching
- Achievement
- Behaviour and Safety
- Leadership and Management
- Overall Effectiveness
- Ofsted Inspection documents including forms, questionnaires and guidance for inspectors. eg: Safeguarding, Faith schools, equalities (all from 2012 but check for the updated versions, published early September 2012)
- Governance in Outstanding primary schools – examples of Leadership & Management in schools judged as Outstanding (extracts from Ofsted reports published Jan / Feb 2012)
- The role of the Inspection Liaison Officer (aka Inspection Coordinator)
- Newsletters and Bulletins from Ofsted
- Parent View (an Ofsted website)
- Public Sector Equality Duty – setting objectives. Guidance from the DfE.
- Pupil Referral Unit – the management committee of a PRU
- Snow - guidance for severe weather closures
- Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development – a key Ofsted judgement
- Statutory Duties of the Governing Body
- Online Communication for Governors (Twitter, Facebook, blogging, texting)
- Assessing and improving your Parental Engagement
- Policies: What are the statutory policies, as specified by the DfE?
- Pupil premium
- Power to Innovate – the Secretary of State’s power to temporarily set aside education legislation for particular schools
- Quiz! Check your knowledge of rules and procedures
- Research papers and reports
- The DfE School Comparison Tool and the numbers of each type of school
- Safeguarding – what do Ofsted look for? Guidance for inspectors (2012)
- Safeguarding – myths and facts about CRB checks and renewals (Ofsted guidance)
- School Profile - discontinued February 2012
- School website – statutory requirements for what must be published on the website from September 2012
- School website – a checklist of essential and desirable content
- Self evaluation and an answer to: Is the SEF still required?
- SFVS – (previously FMSiS – Financial Management Standard in Schools)
- SGOSS – Governors for Schools
- Statutory target setting
- Studio schools
- Ten Governor
- Teachers Standards (with effect Sept 2102)
- Vulnerable groups – what have Ofsted inspections said about narrowing the gap?
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- Types of Governors
- The composition of the Governing Body - how many governors can there be for each category?
- How long is a Governor’s term of office?
- How do you organise elections for Parent Governors?
- What does the Guide to the Law say about Parent Governors?
- What is an Authority Governor?
- What does the Guide to the Law say about Authority Governors?
- What does the Guide to the Law say about Community Governors?
- Can a supply teacher be appointed as a Community Governor?
- What does the Guide to the Law say about Staff Governors?
- What is the role of the Staff Governor?
- Sponsor Governors
- Who can attend a Governors’ meeting?
- What does the Guide to the Law say about Associate Members?
- So, can an Associate Member be on the Finance Committee?
- School Governance Committee - the Governing Body of a service children’s school
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- What does the Guide to the Law say about Committees?
- Who can be on each committee?
- Where can I find model Terms of Reference for Committees?
- What the School Governance Regulations say about Committees
- Video Resources for committees
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- Training and Development
- Training and support from the NCSL for Chairs of Governors
- Just for Governors TV programmes
- Jargon
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Cracking the code quiz
- What terminology is used in Special Schools?
- Newsletters and Bulletins from Ofsted
- Audit of skills and training needs
- What kinds of online learning are available?
- What training is available for new governors?
- Video Resources for committees
- Latest version of the Guide to the Law
- Quiz! Check your knowledge of rules and procedures
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- The Strategic Role – what are the responsibilities of the headteacher, and what of the Governing Body?
- Succession Planning
- Audit of skills and training needs
- What is the process for appointing a new Headteacher?
- The Equalities Act 2010
- Headteacher Wellbeing and Work Life Balance
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- What questions should Governors be asking?
- A Guide to Understanding School Performance Data
- The role of the literacy and numeracy governor
- What does the Guide to the Law say about Governors’ visits to school?
- How to report on your visit to school
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- What information is there about Ofsted?
- The Ofsted criteria for 2012
- Ofsted inspection documents
- Ofsted guidance on Safeguarding
- Ofsted judgements on Governance (2012 criteria but check for updates!)
- What might Ofsted inspectors ask you about?
- Newsletters and Bulletins from Ofsted
- SFVS, previously FMSiS – Financial Management Standard in Schools)
- Financial Benchmarking
- Self evaluation for the school: What to do when the SEF is no longer available and A Booklist for Self Evaluation
- Assessing and improving your Parental Engagement
- Complaints Procedure Toolkit
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- Latest version of the Guide to the Law
- What should be on the agenda for Full Governing Body meetings?
- Writing the Governing Body minutes – 5 templates, plus guidance
- Who can see the minutes of the GB or a committee?
- Electing the Chair and Vice Chair
- Who can attend a Governors’ meeting?
- Does the DfE site always give correct information?
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- For how long should documents be kept?
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- The role of the Chair
- Electing the Chair and Vice Chair
- Video Resource on Being a Chair
- What should be on the agenda for Full Governing Body meetings?
- Audit of skills and training needs
- Training and support from the NCSL for Chairs of Governors
- Handling allegations of abuse
- What can Chairs learn from Chairs of Boards in industry? Report 2012
