Governors' Agenda Archive

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Issue 52

Two primaries reviews
Models of governance
Exploring the potential of parent councils
Understanding mental health
Inclusion, equality and diversity
Community cohesion
Staying safe - in practice

Issue 51

New models for governing body structures
Who governs our schools? A review
Outstanding governance?
Laying the foundations
Time to give accountability a starring role
E-learning for governors

Issue 50

Ten years of Governors’ Agenda
Every Child Matters – staying safe
Making a positive contribution: a case study
Benchmarking – governor recruitment
COGS conference 2007
National governor service standards 

Issue 49

Every Child Matters – achieve economic well-being
‘If it didn’t exist, you might not notice’ (The future of school governance)
Succession breeds success (Succession planning)
Where will you find your next headteacher?
Sustainable schools
Governing changing schools
Working with SIPs
Making an impact on equality
Trust schools
Performance management checklist 

Issue 48

2020 vision (Personalised learning)
Education for looked-after children
Valuing school improvement partners
Governance of children’s centres
Reviewing extended services
Promoting the emotional and mental health of children
A tribute to Colleen McCabe? (Complying with the Financial Management Standard in Schools)
Positive activities for young people
NCOGS update 

Issue 47

Every Child Matters – make a positive contribution
‘Joinedupdesignforschools’ (consulting pupils on designs for new schools)
The Leitch report
School travel plans
Sporting chances (School Sport Partnerships)
School governors and sport
Opening the doors to a sustainable school
Governor Mark
Freedom’s orphans (Summary of IPPR report on young people)
Analysing under-achievement 

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Issue 46 (PDF file, 614 KB)

Every Child Matters – enjoy and achieve
Specialised diplomas (Qualifications for 14 to 19 year olds)
Developing a food policy
What makes for a good childhood?
Tacking bullying and harassment
Looked-after children and study support
Sensible risk management
Anything but school (the future of schools and governance)
Safeguarding school leadership
Performance management
Being strategic – the John Carver way

Issue 45 (PDF file, 252 KB)
December 2006

Extending the agenda - making sense of change NCOGS
Measuring the impact f extended services
An awards evening for governors - long service
Creating a living learning policy
Strategic governance
Heads and governing bodies - making the partnership work
Involving pupils in the appointment of staff
Getting your finances right Finance Management Standards

Issue 44 (PDF file, 161 KB)
September 2006

Putting cildren first CSN Conference
A new chair for NGA
School Improvement Plans and extended services
Extended Services - adding valua
Accreditation for clerks level 3 BTECH Award
Temporary Governing ody case study
Confederations and collaboration
Schools for sale - aspects of Education Act
The future of school leadership
Keeping parents informed ACE guide
ECM - being healthy
Safeguarding children in schools
Implementing the DDA

Issue 43 (PDF file, 601 KB)
June 2006

Extending services case study
ECM and the 'core offer'
Improvement planning and extended schools
The school profile
Leadership and learning in the early years
Inspection and self-evaluation Vivienne Barton book review
Recognising and rewarding governors
Being strategic David Marriott book review
Ofsted and governors
Draft code of practice on school admissions
Learning behaviour - Steer Report
Agenda for the whole child - Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
Keeping children safe

Issue 42 (PDF file, 147 KB)
April 2006

Improving ourselves by learning from others - benchmarking Gov Services
Launch of the NGA
Improvement planning and extended services
Additional governors
Principles of conduct - Wales
Governance of nursery schools
Clearing the decks - managing the work of the GB
Education and Inspections Bill
A good local school for every child will the Education Bill deliver
Teachers' TV
Pupils as researchers
School funding

Issue 41 (PDF file, 235 KB)
January 2006

National Governors' Association
Extended services plan at Oak Farm community School
Governors and expenses
Freedom of Information Act - govs need to provide annual report?
Governing passions - After all that I've done for this school!
Childcare - new duties
Every Child Matters - monitoring and evaluation
School meals
School councils and governors
Raising the student voice
Activity led staffing
Covering PPA time

Issue 40 (PDF file, 169 KB)
November 2005

The future of governance - COGS conference
Governance of academies
Governing passions - what do these inspectors know about the real world?
Choice, foundations and trust - white paper
The Schools White Paper
E-services in Northants
The childcare bill
Transforming school meals
Education funding - Conference
The BSF programme

Issue 39 (PDF file, 102 KB)
September 2005

School companies
the role of extended schools
School profiles
Training clerks
Governing passions: selecting the right man for the job
Governance of children's centres
Sure Start
The teacher of the future
Appointing staff
Building Schools for the Future - conference report

Issue 38 (PDF file, 125 KB)
July 2005

Training for clerks
Governing passions: downsizing and efficiency savings
Governors: leading from within
LEAs and restructuring
the primary national strategy
Primary strategy learning networks
School food
Listening to upils' views
Giving young people a voice
Extended schools: what role for governors
New Partners - SIPs

Issue 37 (PDF file, 108 KB)
April 2005

Recognition for clerks - clerk of the year
Governing passions - dealing with parents
Governing the school of the future DfES
Link governors - governors for specific roles
The new ofsted framework
Pilot ofsted inspections
Finding and keeping governors Northants
Growing great governors - competency framework in Manchester
DfES support for governance
Children's services departments 

Issue 36 (PDF file, 118 KB)
February 2005

Extended schools
Governing passions -breaking in new overnors
Headteachers as consultant leaders
A new relationship with schools
School forums
14-19 Reform
The Children Act 2004
Combating obesity
Blueprint - drug education
A safe workforce - safeguarding children

Issue 35 (PDF file, 147 KB)
December 2004

Creative and Dynamic Governance - COGS Conference
Academies - governors' views in London
Governing passions- how to rn a meeting
The Freedom of Information Act
The International Bcc
The right to be heard - listening to pupil views
Goverance in Scotland
Work/life balance for teachers (and governors)