cst heads & governors conference 2012 session 4
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Session 4 The Governing Bodies Legal Responsibilities (NB Session 3 was not led by MS)TRANSCRIPT
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Good Practice for a
governing body
The Governing Bodies Legal
Responsibilities
Se
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3 key roles:
• Setting Strategic direction
• Critical friend of the school
• Securing accountability
Governance
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Challenging Context • Political context
– Education Act 2011
– New Ofsted Framework
• Social context
– Demographic Changes
– Expectations
• Economic context
– Talent – availability
– Thriving in a global economy
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Leading 21st Century Schools Critical capability
• Stakeholder management
• Influencing
• Measuring impact
• Financial insecurity
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Leading Christian Schools • Funding
• Equality agenda
• Militant Atheists agenda
• Staffing and training
• New Ofsted Framework
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What tools are needed for the future?
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LEGAL
Responsibilities:
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Honour GodObey the law
Principle of non-violent resistance
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Don’t react violently
against the one who is evil
Matthew 5:39 (Scholar’s version)
“Do not resist an evil person” (NIV)
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Matthew 5:38-42
and Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good.
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MORAL
Responsibilities:
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VIRTUES
“For a start it is a call, not to specific acts of behaviour, but to a type of character. For another thing, it is a call to see oneself as having a role to play within a story - and a story where, to join up with the first point, there is one supreme Character whose life is to be followed”
NT Wright, Virtue Reborn page 6
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Habits formed and informing life
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“..the dynamic of virtue ...
–practicing the habits of heart and life
that point towards the true goal of
human existence –
lies at the heart and life of the
challenge of Christian behaviour as
set out in the NT itself”
NT Wright Virtue Reborn page 12
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SPIRITUAL
Responsibilities:
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The place
of scripture
in decision
making
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The place
of prayer
in decision
making
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‘failed to seek the Lord’
Playing
God?‘Making a choice that takes
matters into our own hands rather
than acting in a God-like way”
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Re-visit your goals as a school
and apply to the work of the
governing body
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Listen!
Prepare
Act
Joshua 6.2-3
The Lord said to Joshua: With my
help, you and your army will
defeat the king of Jericho and his
army, and you will capture the
town. Here is how to do it: March
slowly around Jericho once a day
for six days.
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LETTING THE GRASS GROW
UNDER YOUR FEET
Hit the Ground kneeling by S Cottrell
One who spares words is knowledgeable; one who is cool in spirit has understanding.
Proverbs 17.27