Chris Caroe, Head of School Governance Unit, DfE. Presentation at Modern Governor's #GovernorLive unconference event for school governors, held on 25th June 2013.
Issues facing educators in Louisiana include efforts to eliminate teacher tenure and defined benefit retirement plans, proposals to reduce regulations and allow school districts to waive teacher rights, expanding the role of charter schools through partnerships with businesses, weakening student discipline laws, and overhauling school funding to a student-based budgeting model that gives principals sole authority over spending.
This document discusses the need to improve school leadership through enhancing principal selection criteria, succession planning, and support. It notes that principal quality is second only to teacher quality in impacting student outcomes, yet many principals receive no training. The goals are for every school to have a high-performing principal focused on academic and non-academic student outcomes, and to strengthen the broader leadership team in schools. Selection criteria will shift from tenure-based to competency-based, principals will complete leadership training, and succession planning will identify and develop high-potential individuals. New principals will receive greater support and accountability for student results.
This document summarizes a test report for the NanoXX Blind Scan Receiver. The receiver can quickly and easily search for channels, scanning all satellites within just two minutes. It has a compact design but includes all necessary connections. The receiver was tested without pre-programmed channels, requiring the user to select a satellite and search for channels. The receiver performed well, allowing zooming and picture-in-picture of multiple channels simultaneously.
The document summarizes a software update for the Topfield SRP2100 TMS digital receiver. The update adds social networking features like support for Twitter and improves the receiver's media playback capabilities. It can now access Internet radio through SHOUTcast and play YouTube videos. The update also fixes bugs and improves the on-screen display text localization. With these new features, the Topfield SRP2100 TMS receiver gains additional functionality and establishes new possibilities for integrating social media and entertainment.
Issues facing educators in Louisiana include efforts to eliminate teacher tenure and defined benefit retirement plans, proposals to reduce regulations and allow school districts to waive teacher rights, expanding the role of charter schools through partnerships with businesses, weakening student discipline laws, and overhauling school funding to a student-based budgeting model that gives principals sole authority over spending.
This document discusses the need to improve school leadership through enhancing principal selection criteria, succession planning, and support. It notes that principal quality is second only to teacher quality in impacting student outcomes, yet many principals receive no training. The goals are for every school to have a high-performing principal focused on academic and non-academic student outcomes, and to strengthen the broader leadership team in schools. Selection criteria will shift from tenure-based to competency-based, principals will complete leadership training, and succession planning will identify and develop high-potential individuals. New principals will receive greater support and accountability for student results.
This document summarizes a test report for the NanoXX Blind Scan Receiver. The receiver can quickly and easily search for channels, scanning all satellites within just two minutes. It has a compact design but includes all necessary connections. The receiver was tested without pre-programmed channels, requiring the user to select a satellite and search for channels. The receiver performed well, allowing zooming and picture-in-picture of multiple channels simultaneously.
The document summarizes a software update for the Topfield SRP2100 TMS digital receiver. The update adds social networking features like support for Twitter and improves the receiver's media playback capabilities. It can now access Internet radio through SHOUTcast and play YouTube videos. The update also fixes bugs and improves the on-screen display text localization. With these new features, the Topfield SRP2100 TMS receiver gains additional functionality and establishes new possibilities for integrating social media and entertainment.
Belgium has a federal government that retains powers over foreign affairs, defense, justice, finance, and social security. Regional governments have autonomy over areas like education and culture. The country also has 11 provinces that exercise independent authority over social and cultural infrastructure initiatives.
The document discusses various psychological and social factors. It examines how individual traits interact with environmental influences to impact behaviors and outcomes. Key points addressed include the interplay between personality, attitudes, social pressures, and decision-making.
This document summarizes information about earning a master's degree in project management online through UW-Platteville. It notes that project management jobs are expected to grow substantially in the coming decade. It highlights positive feedback from UW-Platteville graduates and details how its program is accredited and provides credits toward professional certification. The document also briefly describes other online degree options and notes the competitive tuition rates and availability of financial aid.
The document discusses the process for promoting a website on a platform. It explains that users can click "Promote" to access available positions to bid on. The user must select an open square and will see bidding instructions. If a position is already bid on, it will be marked. A user can only bid on two positions for one site. The minimum bid amount is shown before placing a new or rebidding on an outbid position. Successful bids are confirmed with a message. The admin can manage available positions for bidding and set starting prices.
This document provides information about an environmental consulting firm called SAMBITO. It lists their contact information in Quito, Ecuador and describes the various services they offer, including:
- Environmental impact studies and audits
- Consulting for agro-industrial and industrial clients
- Representing eco-friendly brands and products
- Designing ecological projects focused on sustainable development
- Integrated waste management programs and consultancy for every stage of the solid waste cycle
Preparing Your Data for an Affirmative Action Plan: Workforce SnapshotThomas Econometrics
Preparing your data for an Affirmative Action Plan is an essential component of your overall compliance strategy. In this presentation, we'll focus on how to prepare your workforce snapshot. Specifically, we'll discuss the kinds of data required, and talk about how and why bad or missing workforce snapshot data can render a data set useless for analysis purposes. Simple techniques for scrubbing data will be presented, and the webinar will conclude with a summary of common data validation tools.
SeaTel Inc is a leading manufacturer of maritime 3-axis satellite tracking systems based in California. The company has over 150 employees across several offices in the US and Europe. SeaTel holds a 37% share of the market for satellite reception equipment and is part of the Cobham Satcom Group, which has over 500 employees globally.
My name is Victor Perepelitsky I'm an R&D Technical Leader at LivePerson leading the 'Real Time Event Processing Platform' team.
In this Meetup I talked about the journey of creating the platform from scratch - challenges, design decisions, technology choices and more.
During the last 3 years the team has built Real Time Event Processing Platform which is currently running in production with thousands of new and migrated customers. It is built to handle hundreds of thousands requests per/sec with low latency response time (under 30 ms round trip)
I went through different topics and stages of this journey and share details that led to specific choices and results.
“Stateful or Stateless”, “CEP”, “Rules engine”, “Automated performance testing”, “Locking”, “Timing” were a part of the menu.
Jing and Snagit are screen casting programs that allow users to create instructional tutorials. Jing requires fewer system resources but limits videos to 5 minutes, while Snagit supports longer videos and audio recording but only works on Windows. Both programs are easy to use and could help teachers create simple tutorials, with training from a technical coordinator.
Fully integrates with the Event organisers business from Sales, Marketing, Operations and Accounts, therefore bringing you closer to your customers, (visitors and exhibitors) and will provide you with more control and visibility in terms of where your business is at any given moment.
El documento resume varias noticias relacionadas con la tecnología de la información. En particular, discute 1) un fallo judicial a favor del fisco chileno en una demanda de Telefónica, 2) el lanzamiento planeado de Virgin Mobile en Chile en junio de 2012, y 3) el uso de tecnologías como la deduplicación para mejorar la eficiencia del almacenamiento en soluciones de copia de seguridad y almacenamiento.
This document outlines the UK government's policy to improve school governance. It discusses five aims: 1) to better inform governors through improved resources and data, 2) to allow more flexible governance models, 3) to recruit higher-quality governors, 4) to increase training and support for governors, and 5) to hold underperforming governance accountable through inspections and intervention. The ultimate goal is to ensure all governing boards operate effectively as non-executive boards focused on strategic direction, accountability, and financial management.
National Governors Association West Midlands regional conferenceOfsted
Lorna Fitzjohn HMI, Regional Director, West Midlands, delivered the keynote address at the conference in Birmingham on 19 March 2016.
She covers West Midlands aspects; and governance, mythbusting and the common inspection framework from a nationwide point of view.
Working towards the EIF 2019: Ofsted’s approach – further education and skillsOfsted
This document discusses Ofsted's plans to develop a new Education Inspection Framework in 2019. Key points include:
- The new framework will have a stronger focus on evaluating the quality of education rather than just outcomes data.
- Inspections will have four judgement areas: quality of education, personal development, leadership and management, and behaviour and attitudes.
- The curriculum will be at the heart of the framework, with evaluations of curriculum intent, implementation, and impact.
- Inspections will aim to reduce unnecessary workload for teachers and focus more on the student experience.
- Safeguarding will remain a key part of inspections.
- The framework is being developed based on research and evidence of effective education
This document discusses governance in schools and how to improve it. It finds that governance is often ineffective, with governors not visiting schools, understanding data, or properly challenging leadership. Effective governance includes having a range of skills, understanding education issues, and challenging school leaders independently. Reviews can help governance by making boards more skilled, focused, and effective in overseeing school improvement. Inspectors will evaluate how well governors oversee areas like pupil progress, teaching quality, and school leadership.
This document provides guidance for schools on effective use of pupil premium funding to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students. It outlines 10 actions school leaders can take, such as using data to identify achievement gaps, targeting funding at disadvantaged pupils, engaging with evidence on effective interventions, and evaluating impact. The pupil premium is intended to close attainment gaps and raise achievement, and Ofsted inspects how schools are using it to maximize progress for these students. Schools that use research-based interventions and track pupil outcomes are most successful with the funding.
Belgium has a federal government that retains powers over foreign affairs, defense, justice, finance, and social security. Regional governments have autonomy over areas like education and culture. The country also has 11 provinces that exercise independent authority over social and cultural infrastructure initiatives.
The document discusses various psychological and social factors. It examines how individual traits interact with environmental influences to impact behaviors and outcomes. Key points addressed include the interplay between personality, attitudes, social pressures, and decision-making.
This document summarizes information about earning a master's degree in project management online through UW-Platteville. It notes that project management jobs are expected to grow substantially in the coming decade. It highlights positive feedback from UW-Platteville graduates and details how its program is accredited and provides credits toward professional certification. The document also briefly describes other online degree options and notes the competitive tuition rates and availability of financial aid.
The document discusses the process for promoting a website on a platform. It explains that users can click "Promote" to access available positions to bid on. The user must select an open square and will see bidding instructions. If a position is already bid on, it will be marked. A user can only bid on two positions for one site. The minimum bid amount is shown before placing a new or rebidding on an outbid position. Successful bids are confirmed with a message. The admin can manage available positions for bidding and set starting prices.
This document provides information about an environmental consulting firm called SAMBITO. It lists their contact information in Quito, Ecuador and describes the various services they offer, including:
- Environmental impact studies and audits
- Consulting for agro-industrial and industrial clients
- Representing eco-friendly brands and products
- Designing ecological projects focused on sustainable development
- Integrated waste management programs and consultancy for every stage of the solid waste cycle
Preparing Your Data for an Affirmative Action Plan: Workforce SnapshotThomas Econometrics
Preparing your data for an Affirmative Action Plan is an essential component of your overall compliance strategy. In this presentation, we'll focus on how to prepare your workforce snapshot. Specifically, we'll discuss the kinds of data required, and talk about how and why bad or missing workforce snapshot data can render a data set useless for analysis purposes. Simple techniques for scrubbing data will be presented, and the webinar will conclude with a summary of common data validation tools.
SeaTel Inc is a leading manufacturer of maritime 3-axis satellite tracking systems based in California. The company has over 150 employees across several offices in the US and Europe. SeaTel holds a 37% share of the market for satellite reception equipment and is part of the Cobham Satcom Group, which has over 500 employees globally.
My name is Victor Perepelitsky I'm an R&D Technical Leader at LivePerson leading the 'Real Time Event Processing Platform' team.
In this Meetup I talked about the journey of creating the platform from scratch - challenges, design decisions, technology choices and more.
During the last 3 years the team has built Real Time Event Processing Platform which is currently running in production with thousands of new and migrated customers. It is built to handle hundreds of thousands requests per/sec with low latency response time (under 30 ms round trip)
I went through different topics and stages of this journey and share details that led to specific choices and results.
“Stateful or Stateless”, “CEP”, “Rules engine”, “Automated performance testing”, “Locking”, “Timing” were a part of the menu.
Jing and Snagit are screen casting programs that allow users to create instructional tutorials. Jing requires fewer system resources but limits videos to 5 minutes, while Snagit supports longer videos and audio recording but only works on Windows. Both programs are easy to use and could help teachers create simple tutorials, with training from a technical coordinator.
Fully integrates with the Event organisers business from Sales, Marketing, Operations and Accounts, therefore bringing you closer to your customers, (visitors and exhibitors) and will provide you with more control and visibility in terms of where your business is at any given moment.
El documento resume varias noticias relacionadas con la tecnología de la información. En particular, discute 1) un fallo judicial a favor del fisco chileno en una demanda de Telefónica, 2) el lanzamiento planeado de Virgin Mobile en Chile en junio de 2012, y 3) el uso de tecnologías como la deduplicación para mejorar la eficiencia del almacenamiento en soluciones de copia de seguridad y almacenamiento.
This document outlines the UK government's policy to improve school governance. It discusses five aims: 1) to better inform governors through improved resources and data, 2) to allow more flexible governance models, 3) to recruit higher-quality governors, 4) to increase training and support for governors, and 5) to hold underperforming governance accountable through inspections and intervention. The ultimate goal is to ensure all governing boards operate effectively as non-executive boards focused on strategic direction, accountability, and financial management.
National Governors Association West Midlands regional conferenceOfsted
Lorna Fitzjohn HMI, Regional Director, West Midlands, delivered the keynote address at the conference in Birmingham on 19 March 2016.
She covers West Midlands aspects; and governance, mythbusting and the common inspection framework from a nationwide point of view.
Working towards the EIF 2019: Ofsted’s approach – further education and skillsOfsted
This document discusses Ofsted's plans to develop a new Education Inspection Framework in 2019. Key points include:
- The new framework will have a stronger focus on evaluating the quality of education rather than just outcomes data.
- Inspections will have four judgement areas: quality of education, personal development, leadership and management, and behaviour and attitudes.
- The curriculum will be at the heart of the framework, with evaluations of curriculum intent, implementation, and impact.
- Inspections will aim to reduce unnecessary workload for teachers and focus more on the student experience.
- Safeguarding will remain a key part of inspections.
- The framework is being developed based on research and evidence of effective education
This document discusses governance in schools and how to improve it. It finds that governance is often ineffective, with governors not visiting schools, understanding data, or properly challenging leadership. Effective governance includes having a range of skills, understanding education issues, and challenging school leaders independently. Reviews can help governance by making boards more skilled, focused, and effective in overseeing school improvement. Inspectors will evaluate how well governors oversee areas like pupil progress, teaching quality, and school leadership.
This document provides guidance for schools on effective use of pupil premium funding to improve outcomes for disadvantaged students. It outlines 10 actions school leaders can take, such as using data to identify achievement gaps, targeting funding at disadvantaged pupils, engaging with evidence on effective interventions, and evaluating impact. The pupil premium is intended to close attainment gaps and raise achievement, and Ofsted inspects how schools are using it to maximize progress for these students. Schools that use research-based interventions and track pupil outcomes are most successful with the funding.
CPS Office of Principal Preparation and Development - History and OverviewLinda A Shay
Effective leadership is key to improving schools. The Office of Principal Preparation and Development aims to develop high-quality school leadership by preparing aspiring principals, supporting new principals, and providing development for experienced principals. Initial priorities include revising principal selection policies and establishing rigorous performance standards. The document outlines CPS principal competencies and the principal eligibility process. It also describes the goals and objectives of the Effective Leaders Improve Schools project to strengthen principal preparation, development, and support through mentoring.
Here are a few ways a superintendent can support principals nudging teachers into unfamiliar practices:
- Provide principals with resources for professional learning focused on the new practices. This helps principals coach teachers.
- Establish clear expectations that the new practices will be implemented with fidelity and support from the district. This gives principals credibility with teachers.
- Allow flexibility in implementation timelines so principals can pace changes appropriately for their staff. Mandates may cause resistance.
- Recognize publicly principals who are making progress with the new practices to encourage risk-taking.
- Limit other initiatives temporarily so the new practices get full focus and don't feel like the latest fad.
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School Leadership in Chicago_Baseline ReportLauren Rapp
The document summarizes a baseline report on school leadership in Chicago. It discusses investments being made to support principals and increase their effectiveness and retention rates. A survey of principals found they want more tailored professional development, practical tools to improve instruction and implement Common Core, and flexibility in their roles to best meet school needs. The organization will use this feedback to better support principals through initiatives that address their most pressing needs and challenges.
School Base Management (SBM) is a strategy to improve education by transferring decision making authority from state and district offices to individual schools. This gives principals, teachers, students, and parents greater control over the education process. SBM aims to develop a management system to ensure quality learning and give schools more autonomy and flexibility. Potential problems include increased workload for stakeholders, reduced efficiency, and lack of decision making skills, but SBM can lead to greater creativity, improved morale, and redirected resources to support school goals.
Excellent Teachers For High-performance Schoolsnoblex1
Teacher quality has been one of the most hotly debated education policy issues over the past ten years. Central to the discussions are strategies to align teacher education and professional development programs at colleges and universities with the reform of K-12 education.
In many states, public officials have joined K-12 and postsecondary education leaders to restructure teacher preparation and professional development programs under the auspices of statewide K-16 initiatives. And yet, according to a national commission on teaching, America is still a very long way from realizing that future.
Colleges and universities often have been criticized for contributing to the deficiencies of K-12 schools. Year in and year out, schools of education produce graduates who staff the great majority of our nation's classrooms, with usually significant prowess. At the same time, schools of education are assigned much of the blame for all that is imperfect or lacking in K-12. Common sense suggests that there is plenty of blame to go around and that schools of education can only do what their profession and their universities permit them to do. That said, much stands in the way of their becoming what they must be to produce uniformly excellent teachers for reformed high-performance schools.
It is disappointing that higher education in general has had so little involvement in the contemporary school reform initiatives, thus, begging the question of the relationship of higher education to the K-12 enterprise and the consequences thereof for teacher education.
Work in the states is being supported by a number of national initiatives aimed at reforming the teaching profession, from recruitment to initial preparation, to the transition of the beginning years of teaching, and throughout continuing professional development. These national blueprints for achieving quality in teacher education serve to involve interested states as partners in the design and implementation of effective strategies and programs.
This policy brief will examine state-level strategies aimed at incorporating quality teacher education and professional development programs as part of new state K-16 or P-16 systems. It includes analyses of critical components that contribute to the success of the initiatives. The brief concludes with suggestions of what more could be done to strengthen the preparation and development of quality teachers within states' P-16 paradigms.
The new initiative has identified five goals:
1. To improve student achievement from preschool through postsecondary educa-tion;
2. To help students move smoothly from one education system to another;
3. To ensure that all students who enter postsecondary education are prepared to succeed;
4. To increase access and success of all students in postsecondary education, especially from minority and low income groups;
Source: https://ebookscheaper.com/2022/05/25/excellent-teachers-for-high-performance-schools/
This strategic plan document outlines six strategic aims for the college over 2014-2017: 1) Dynamic and Inspirational Teaching, Learning and Assessment, 2) Excellent Success and Progression, 3) Innovative and Exciting Offer, 4) Amazing People, 5) Exceptional Resources, and 6) Entrepreneurial Edge. Each aim has objectives and actions to achieve the college's mission of empowering students and vision of creating an amazing organization by 2017.
Working towards the EIF 2019: Ofsted’s approach - schoolsOfsted
The document outlines Ofsted's plans to develop a new education inspection framework. Some key points:
1) The framework will have a stronger focus on the quality of education rather than data. It will evaluate curriculum design, teaching quality, and long-term learning.
2) There will be four main judgement areas - quality of education, personal development, leadership/management, and behavior/attitudes.
3) Safeguarding will remain a high priority and be assessed consistently across all types of education providers.
4) The framework is intended to reduce unnecessary workload for teachers and encourage schools to prioritize learning outcomes over performance data. It will be tested and consulted on before launching in September 2019.
- ERS is a nonprofit consulting firm that works with school districts to analyze spending and resource allocation to design new strategies.
- Between 1970-2005, K-12 spending doubled but achievement gaps remain, with 80% of increased spending going to staffing and benefits rather than teacher salaries.
- Class sizes have decreased slightly but school structure has remained the same despite rising costs and declining revenues.
This document provides an overview of becoming an autonomous school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It discusses the three models of autonomy available - ESBMM, Pilot, and LIS - and summarizes their key features. The presentation reviews the history of autonomy in LAUSD and outlines the application process and requirements for each model, including engaging stakeholders, developing proposals, voting procedures, and accountability measures. The goal is for participants to understand the autonomy options and how to apply for one that best fits their school's needs.
This document discusses the top 10 education issues in North Carolina for 2015 according to the Public School Forum of North Carolina. The issues include: building a principled path on teacher compensation by developing career advancement opportunities and increasing salaries, making sense of the new A-F school performance grading system by re-evaluating its weightings and indicators, maintaining high academic standards, emphasizing quality and equity in school choice options, expanding opportunities for anytime/anywhere learning, recruiting and retaining excellent teachers, managing student enrollment growth, shifting to elements of digital-age learning, streamlining assessments, and meeting milestones for college and career readiness.
Transforming principal preparation in North CarolinaAnalisa Sorrells
The document summarizes North Carolina's efforts to improve principal preparation through the Transforming Principal Preparation (TP3) program. Key points:
1) TP3 provides $4.5 million in state funding for rigorous principal preparation programs that require intensive coursework, paid residencies, and a focus on high-need schools.
2) The first TP3 programs launched in 2017, training over 100 new principal candidates through regional partnerships between universities and school districts.
3) Research shows outstanding principals are key to school success but traditional preparation programs lacked elements like recruitment, residencies, and district partnerships that research finds effective. TP3 aims to change this.
The document discusses transforming principal preparation in North Carolina. It outlines that principals play a key role in school success but that North Carolina's previous principal preparation was inadequate. In 2015, North Carolina created the Transforming Principal Preparation (TP3) program to improve rigor and relevance of principal training. The program funds six regional preparation programs serving over 100 new principal candidates, focusing on high-need schools. The goal is to provide well-prepared leaders to improve student outcomes through strengthened principal training.
Lorna Fitzjohn, Regional Director for West Midlands addressed the Leek Education Partnership Conference 2016 on 24 June 2016 which looks at the recent changes to inspection and the possible future of inspection.
The Super Six - The Top 6 Questions School Board Members Should be Asking the...eBOARDsolutions
Research shows that highly effective boards have a culture of trust and respect in the boardroom, and
lead as a united team, along with the superintendent. For many boards, however, challenges ranging from
ineffective communication to poor policy management prevent them from achieving this level of trust. The
solution, according to Dr. Gene Bottoms, senior vice president of the Southern Regional Education Board
(SREB), is to ask the right questions. Here, he shares the top questions school board members should
ask their superintendents to help build the collaboration and trust needed to reach their strategic goals.
This document provides guidance for schools to evaluate their quality and progress using a set of quality indicators. It introduces the revised third edition of "How Good is Our School?" which replaces previous versions and forms part of a series called "The Journey to Excellence." The quality indicators focus on improving educational experiences and outcomes for students in line with the curriculum framework and vision for Scottish children. Schools are encouraged to use self-evaluation to critically reflect on their performance, identify priorities, and drive continuous improvement toward excellence.
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Modern Governor provides an e-learning platform for school governors with over 25 online modules covering topics like chairing meetings, church school governance, and new governor onboarding. The platform has over 80 local authority customers and aims to increase governor capacity through affordable online training. Modules are authored by subject matter experts and continuously reviewed/refreshed. The platform offers certificates and reports and allows governors to access training anytime online through Moodle. Its goal is to help address challenges from budget cuts and knowledge loss by facilitating low-cost, collaborative learning for the estimated 21,000 governors who will use the platform in 2013.
#UKGovChat Presentation at Modern Governor's #GovernorLive unconference event...Elaine Walton
#UKGovChat Presentation at Modern Governor's #GovernorLive unconference event for school governors, held on 25th June 2013. Jo Penn, Naureen Khalid, Raj Unsworth.
Ruth agnew presentation Modern Governor #GovernorLive 25062013Elaine Walton
This document discusses the role and responsibilities of school governors. It provides quotes from experts emphasizing that governors should focus on key issues like student achievement and teaching quality, rather than marginal issues. Governors are told their role is highly professional and responsible. The document lists resources governors can use for support and training, such as Local Authorities, the National Governors' Association, and National Leaders of Governance. It stresses the importance of governors understanding the school's strengths and weaknesses.
Dave Briggs - Engaging School Governors OnlineElaine Walton
Governors can more easily engage with schools online through improved internet access and computing. This document discusses how school governors can connect with communities by finding and creating online spaces, listening to discussions, and utilizing existing online tools and platforms. Ignoring the digital revolution risks becoming disconnected, so seeking advice from experts can help governors effectively engage with schools online.
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Modern Governor Developments, Challenges and OutcomesElaine Walton
Elaine Walton presented this at the Modern Governor breakfast briefing on 21.09.2010 in Birmingham. These slides are about the developments in Modern Governor, the challenges to its success and the feedback received from our #moderngovernors!
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Modern Governor City of York Case StudyElaine Walton
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Modern Governor in the London Borough of BrentElaine Walton
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2. High quality governance is crucial
To children’s education and life chances
To holding heads and schools to account
To making the most of dedicated volunteers
To the future of schools
1
Yet Ofsted find too many schools have mediocre governance
3. We want all GBs to operate as non-executive boards
focused on three core functions – as reflected in
Ofsted’s inspection criteria
2
clarity of vision and ethos
engaging stakeholders
meeting statutory duties
Setting strategic
direction
Creating robust
accountability
Ensuring financial
probity
accountability for teaching, achievement, behaviour and safety
strengthening school leadership
performance managing the headteacher
contributing to school self-evaluation
solvency and effective financial management
use of Pupil Premium and other resources to overcome
barriers to learning
4. A range of policy ambitions underpin this vision of
more ‘professionalised’ school governance
3
1. To raise the profile of governance and set a clear policy framework
2. To see GB constitution focused more on skills
3. To liberate and empower GBs
4. To build the capacity and effectiveness of GBs
5. To ensure GBs are held to account for their effectiveness
5. We have aimed to clarify our policy expectations as
governance has continued to rise up the agenda
4
Aim 1: Profile and clarity
Higher profile
Governors’ Handbook
Core functions
Policy note on payment
Academies Financial Handbook
Response to Select Committee
inquiry
Clear policy
In Parliament
From HMCI and Ofsted
From the Minister
6. We want GBs to focus on constituting and recruiting
to secure the skills they need to carry out their
demanding functions
5
Aim 2: Focus on skills
Categories do not guarantee good stakeholder engagement; can inflate size
and restrict ability to recruit governors with necessary skills
Considerable freedom for academies – transition to academy status key
opportunity to review and refresh GB
From Sept 2012, maintained schools may opt into less prescriptive
regulations and so focus more on appointing governors for their skills
7. We want GBs to feel liberated and empowered to
focus on holding their headteacher to account
6
Aim 3: Liberate and empower
New regs on Roles, Procedures and Allowances from Sept 2013
Duties removed or simplified
Less prescriptive model academy Articles
Reducing
bureaucracy
New sources of objective data
Questions for GBs to ask
National College workshops
Empowering
accountability
8. We are committed to continuing, and looking at how
we can increase, our support to GBs
7
Aim 4: Build capacity
Support, training and advice Governor recruitment
No plans to mandate governor
training
Aiming to expand role of National
College
GovernorLine contract expires in
December 13
Promoting the importance of clerking
Funding for SGOSS committed to
2015 to enable growth
Lord Nash discussion with employers
in Sept on employee volunteering
No plans to start paying governors
9. 8
Explicit focus in every inspection
External review in Category 3 schools
Re-inspection of Category 3 schools within two years
Inspection
Warning notices and IEBs
Termination of academy funding agreements
Help for failing schools to find high quality academy sponsor
Intervention
Volunteer doesn’t mean amateur, GBs need to be held
to account for their effectiveness, under-performance
will be addressed
Aim 5: Sharpen accountability
10. GBs will also want to consider the implications of
some interesting emerging practice
Benefits of MATs, UTs, school sponsors,
federations, diocese, etc
9
Is the standalone GB
ideal?
Executive heads / Trust CEOs providing professional
challenge and performance management of school
leaders
Is there a role for some
professional
accountability?
11. For more information please visit
www.education.gov.uk/governance
Questions or comments can be sent to
School.Governance@education.gsi.gov.uk