w17 schools white paper - claire collins
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Clare Collins
Chair
National Governors’ Association
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The Schools White Paper: the end of the council role in education or a new
beginning?
30th June 2011
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• A membership organisation representing the voice of school governors in England at national and regional level
• We aim to improve the effectiveness of governing bodies by providing expert and tailored information and advice
• We represent governors from all state funded schools, including academies
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Aims:
To improve the well-being of children and young people by promoting high standards in all our schools,
and improving the effectiveness of their governing bodies.
We do this by:
1. Providing information, advice and training to Governors – EXPERT
2. Ensuring the voices of Governors are heard – REPRESENTATIVE
3. Being recognised as the leading organisation on school governance, exercising influence through high quality policy publications and communications, and through appropriate partnerships – INFLUENTIAL
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The role NGA sees for councils in the local education system
New clarity as the champion:• for parents and families• for vulnerable pupils• of educational excellence
Still has a role:• as a provider of:
– community schools– statutory services
• when standards drop or serious issues arise e.g. financial irregularities
• appointing Authority governors for community schools
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What support do governors want from councils?
• Training and development
• Information, Advice, Guidance:– current issues– system changes– professional matters (HR, legal,
finance)
• Consultancy i.e. School Improvement Partner role for: – data analysis– performance management– school improvement support
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What are the challenges and opportunities in a system with more school autonomy?
– NGA asks governing bodies to think carefully about the notion of greater autonomy / tension between autonomy and collaboration
– Reduction in LA central funds may impact on depth and breadth of service provision, cross subsidisation and economies of scale / challenge for LAs will be to decide which services to retain, and to maintain the quality of those that they do
– Challenge for GBs will be to ensure their schools are equipped with the time and skills to:
• assess the LA offer• to look elsewhere if alternatives are required• to quality assure• to judge value for money and price stability
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How will things work if the majority of schools choose academy
status?
LA services may:
– focus on the statutory
– struggle to fulfil strategic functions e.g. place planning
– be more focused on ‘disaster’ management
– become uneconomic
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What does the future hold?
– Time of transition → period of uncertainty …
– Challenge is for governing bodies to be truly strategic i.e. deciding what their values and aims are, and how best they can be delivered
– Governing bodies should be asking themselves: • Is our governing body fit for purpose?• Do we have governors with the right skills to do the job?• Where will we get the support that we need?
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NGA’s view on the proposals to reform school funding and bring in a national funding formula
– NGA has responded to the consultation
– Recognises that the current system needs reform
– Supports some flexibility in order to address local issues