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Modern Councillor & Modern GovernorDave Briggs and Elaine Walton

“The lack of a capable governing body is not a neutral absence for a school; it is a substantial disadvantage.”

The ‘hidden givers’: a study of school governing bodies in England.

University of Bath, funded by CfBT.

Governance Today

• c150 local authorities with an average..• 2278 governor positions1

• 153 Governing Bodies1

• 361 hours of training delivered1

• 41% of governors attending at least 1 event1

• Cost of training per hour of £44 per governor2

1 2009-2010 NCOGS National benchmarking data2 Modern Governor case study, City of York Council

“The overloaded and overcomplicated nature of school governing is likely to make recruitment challenging, training complicated, and retaining governors difficult.”

The School Governance StudyUniversity of Bath

Modern Governor

• 21 e-learning modules• Customisable Learning Pool DLE• Tailor our modules or create your own• Governance experts, NCOGS, NGA, DfE• Regularly refreshed content• Rapid release to governors• Fully trackable, reportable and certificated

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Our modules

• My Role as a Governor• Community Cohesion• Health and Safety• School Finance• School Recruitment Practices• The New Governor• Safeguarding & Promoting Child

Welfare• Admissions and Discipline• Governance of a Church School• Some Governors’ Questions Answered• Becoming a School Governor

• Chairing Governing Body Meetings• Equality and Diversity • Writing for the Web• Is Governor Mark for Us?• Looked After Children• Self-Evaluation and the New Ofsted

Framework• Governing Body Health-check

Questionnaire• School Governors and Social Media• The Role of the Clerk• Effective Minute-Taking

• “For some governors, induction can be a particularly important moment. There was evidence from schools that some governors only fully understood the significance of their responsibilities following their induction.”

The ‘hidden givers’: a study of school governing bodies in England.

University of Bath, funded by CfBT.

Wiltshire County Council

Governor Induction

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