Information items
This dedicated area of Schoolsnet provides a one-stop-shop for the COVID-19 related information and guidance that the LA has been sending out to schools, as well as links to DfE guidance.
The Department for Education (DfE) has issued a consultation to gather the views on the exemption from routine inspection that applies to some outstanding schools and other education providers.
The government is proposing that “Ofsted will visit all schools judged to be outstanding within the next 5 academic years”, with Gavin Williamson, secretary of state for education, stating that “although we continue to trust our best schools and colleges to get on with the job of educating, without Ofsted standards would go unchecked and the exemption meant there is often not an up to date picture”. The consultation issued this week is for headteachers, teachers and governing boards to complete and will close on 24 February 2020. For more information about the consultation and the proposed approach to lifting the exemption, please click here. To complete the consultation, please click here. In related news, Ofsted is planning to carry out research exploring how inspectors might look at financial decision-making in schools. This is particularly relevant to the third core function of governance and was briefly mentioned in a blog by Daniel Mujis, Ofsted’s deputy director of research and evaluation. This research will be complete by early Autumn 2020.
A message for primary school governors from the National Governance Association (NGA)
BBC survey
The NGA has invited governors to take part in a survey for the BBC about the re-opening of schools from 1 June. This is different from the NGA’s annual governance survey.
Responses are being collected until 5pm on Tuesday 26 May with a view to the findings being published on 28 May.
Click here to take part in the survey.
It is essential that all education settings ensure their details are up to date on GIAS.
Governor Training - Virtual Training
Spaces for this training are limited to 10 per session so please book as soon as possible.. Click here to book a place.
For a list of all the training until March 2021 click here.
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Course
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Date
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Duration
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Time
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Headteacher Performance Management
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10th June 2020
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1.5 hours
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18.30 - 20.00
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Training for New Governors
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4th July 2020
(1 of 2)
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1.5 hours
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10.00 - 11.30
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Training for New Governors
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9th July 2020
(2 of 2)
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1.5 hours
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19.00 - 20.30
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Effective Minute Taking
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24th June 2020
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1.5 hours
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18.30 - 20.00
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The Established Clerk
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1st July 2020
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1.5 hours
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9.30 - 11.00
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