Sharing good governance for the young people of Bristol
Adopted children face many struggles, some that schools may not be aware of. A new report, Bridging the Gap, written by adoptionUK, explores the barriers to educational achievement which impact upon adopted and previously looked-after children. The report draws upon a survey of “more than 2,000 adoptive parents, and nearly 2,000 adopted young people, to explore how effectively their social […]
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As a school governor, ‘mental wellness’ of staff & pupils may not have been on the agenda of your strategic duties but it is becoming more & more evident that we all nbeed to play our part in making sure minds, as well as bodies, remain as healthy as possible. A new report by the education and youth ‘think and action-tank’ LKMco […]
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As school governors, what impact do you have on teacher workload? Here NGA highlights a blog written by a chair of governors on what steps they took to try to reduce pressures. The Department for Education (DfE) has published a blog by Judith Rutherford, chair of governors at Hiltingbury Junior School, sharing her experience of putting in place new governance processes […]
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