News for governors

Executive Briefing for Governing Bodies - Spring Term 2012

Please click here to read the latest briefing Executive Briefing for Governing Bodies - Spring Term 2012. If you have any queries relating to the breifing then please contact the Governor Support Services on 0151 443 2709.

Vacancy for Parent Governor Representative

Nominations were recently invited from Parent Governors to fill the vacant position as a Parent Governor Representative on the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Board.

Two eligible candidates were nominated and accordingly an election was held during May.  All Parent Governors were given the opportunity to vote for one candidate to represent them on the Board as a co-opted member.

The poll closed on Friday, 27th May 2011.  Having secured the majority of the votes Cathy Pearson, who is a Parent Governor at Huyton Arts and Sports Centre for Learning, has been appointed to the vacancy.

Cathy will now serve on the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Board for a period of two years as one of two Parent Governor representatives (the other being Helen Baker-Latham, current parent governor on St Margaret Mary’s Junior School). This role involves acting as a non-political voice for parents in the area and representing the views and concerns of parents on all educational matters.

New learning module: understanding school finance

A new learning module has been added to the Governors E-Learning website which provides a broad overview of the current systems for funding the majority of schools in England.

If you are not yet registered to access the GEL website, you can register online.

Parent Governor Representatives' Termly Newsletter

ABA Tackling bullying in schools: a guide for governors

The Anti-bullying Alliance is delighted to announce the launch of the ABA Tackling bullying in schools: a guide for governors. The guide addresses key issues and challenges that are relevant to governors today.

Guide to the Law for School Governors

A new school governors' guide to the law will be published in April 2011

The guide will no longer be in the form of a CD-ROM and will instead be downloadable from the DfE website.

Appointing your Headteacher

Appointing a Headteacher is one of the single most important tasks that governors undertake. The appointing your headteacher booklet has been designed to support governors through the appointment process.

The aim of this pack is to provide guidance to governors as they work with the local authority to ensure that they are fully prepared and fully informed to make the best choice of person to be the headteacher of their school.