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May/June 2017 Issue 35 FREE! Take me home! ® warwickshire The essential local magazine for parents www.familiesonline.co.uk Why not be a school governor? School governors work with the school’s senior leadership team to set strategic direction, monitor school performance and ensure the school’s budget is well spent. The governing board ensures that their school provides the best possible education for their pupils. You don’t have to be a parent to apply, and schools are looking for skilled volunteers from all backgrounds. How do I find out more about it? You can make a difference to your community by If you are interested and would like more becoming a school governor! information please contact Governor Services: T: 01926 741512 E: [email protected] W: www.warwickshire.gov.uk www.warwickshire.gov.uk Tel: 01926 745120 Warwickshire Governor Services are looking for dedicated, conscientious and organised people to join their Clerking Service Do you have the skills we are looking for? As well as providing administrative support to the governors, governing board and its committees, a clerk is crucial to the smooth running of the work of the governing board. Are You: • an experienced administrator • IT literate The posts are part-time positions and hours are mainly • well organised evenings worked during term-time. • a good communicator Training, support and professional development will be • able to take accurate minutes at meetings provided by Warwickshire Governor Services. • able to maintain impartiality and handle confidential matters • reliable and have a flexible approach To find out more: If you are interested and would like more information please contact Governor Services: T: 01926 745120 E: [email protected] W: www.warwickshire.gov.uk 2 [email protected] T: 01926 335004 Snippets Issue 35 | May/June 2017 | Families Warwickshire Discounted Baby In this issue Show tickets Holiday Clubs The Baby Show with MadeForMums, the 3 Snippets 9 UK’s leading pregnancy and parenting event, will be returning to the NEC in Birmingham from Friday 19th to Sunday 5 Parties w Clubs & Classes 21st May. 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What do I do now? Woolley & Co is a member of the Law Society and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The breakdown of a relationship or marriage is not easy for anyone to deal with. Head office: Warwick Enterprise Park, Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV35 9EF Emotions are at their highest and a dollop of heartache, oodles of loss and heaps of fear for the future is an unpleasant mixture! ‘What do I do now?’ is often the first question on most people’s minds. The W&Co_87x130PR_AlisonRatchford.inddCould you be 1 a School 06/09/2016 13:21 answer is, nothing too hasty. There is no doubt that life is about to change and serious decisions do have to be made but this does not have to happen Governor? overnight. One of the most important things to remember is that you need time Across Warwickshire there are approximately 2098 school/academy to come to terms with what is happening and you should not take major steps governors helping to support school leadership teams. Governors make an - for example, putting the house on the market - until you are both calm and in important contribution within their school’s local community whilst also the right frame of mind to discuss such matters. playing an integral role in shaping the future for Warwickshire’s children. Give consideration to your children Governors in Warwickshire provide their time to help the school on One of the first things to consider, if you are a parent, is your children and how a voluntary basis and come from all walks of life and sections of the best to break the news to them. Ideally, this should be done together, in an age community. Almost anyone can serve as a Governor including: appropriate way. They need to understand that they are still loved by you both, they will be kept safe and secure and that they have nothing to worry about. • Parents You are separating or divorcing each other, not your children. • School staff Take steps to reduce the fear of the unknown • Business or local community representatives Talking to a solicitor at an early stage just to understand what steps you should or shouldn’t be taking is also something I would advise. By this I don’t mean that All you need is a commitment to help the school and its children and a if your marriage falls apart on Friday, you should be speaking to a solicitor to start willingness to offer time, energy and knowledge. divorce proceedings by Monday. Not at all. I am suggesting an initial discussion Being a school governor is demanding but rewarding and a good way of so that you can understand what sorts of things you need to calmly think about putting something back into the local community. You don't have to be a and what steps you should consider carefully before taking. parent of a child at the school, but if you are you can also know that you Fear of the unknown is possibly the worst type of fear and I find that many are having a direct influence on the quality of your child's education. people are frightened because they just don’t know what is likely to happen.