Governing Board Newsletter Summer 2019
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Governing Board Newsletter Summer 2019 For the attention of school governors and clerks to governors This newsletter contains information to help you in your role as a school governor, trustee or clerk to governors. Please discuss the contents at your next governing board meeting. If you encounter any problems with links in this newsletter, please copy and paste into your browser. The information in this newsletter is correct at the time of publication. Academies – please also refer to your Articles of Association. Governor Strategic Briefings: Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our spring strategic briefings. We hope you found them informative. Information from the Briefings is now published on the Derbyshire S4S website: http://services.derbyshire.gov.uk/P1391 (log in required). Dates for the Autumn Briefing are included in our training programme in Appendix A. Inspiring Governance … Attention Clerks – when minuting your governing Is a free, online service that connects schools and trusts in board meetings, remember England with skilled volunteers in your area who are interested in to record a clear record of becoming a school governor or trustee. debate and decisions made. Richard Ellam, the Regional Manager in the Midlands for This should include capturing Inspiring Governance evidence of challenge and Has kindly offered to attend our Autumn Strategic Briefings to scrutiny of the headteacher / deliver a brief presentation to school governors about the executive leader. This will benefits of using this service. help provide evidence to Ofsted that the GB is working Places can be booked on the Briefings via our Derbyshire Services effectively and being open for Schools website or by telephoning / emailing the Governor and about decisions they Support Team make and actions they take. 1 Case studies: Outstanding governance Please take time to read through the two case studies attached as Appendix B. These are from schools that have recently achieved an outstanding outcome from Ofsted. Many thanks to Gill O’Hagan and Mike Knight for providing this valuable information. If you are a Chair of governors at a school that has recently received an outstanding outcome for Leadership and Management, we would welcome your case study to use in future publications. [email protected] Your Governor Support Team …. Tracey Leafe: Governor Support Officer Helpline and all general enquiries 01629 535769 Maria Thomas: Business Services Assistant LA Governor Nominations 01629 532881 Jayne Jones: Business Services Assistant Training requests and bookings 01629 539279 Jayne is covering for Emma Taylor who is currently on maternity leave. We are always keen to hear from you, whether to help with queries or just to have a chat about how your governing board is doing. GOV.UK news Supporting governing boards and trustees: reducing teacher workload Materials to help boards and trustees support workload reduction in their school(s) and for themselves. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-governing-boards-and-trustees-reducing- teacher-workload?utm_source=ac7eda96-a336-4b44-bbeb- 3601e7304db8&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate School complaints procedures: guidance for schools Guidance for schools about setting up or reviewing complaints procedures (updated March 2019) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-complaints-procedures Governance Handbook updated – March 2019: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-handbook 2 Derbyshire School Governors’ Association (DSGA) The DSGA represents the views of Derbyshire School Governors and is open to all Derbyshire School Governors. Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month (excluding July to September and December) from 7-9pm at County Hall, Matlock. However, if your school is able to host a meeting, this would be a welcome opportunity to rotate the venue around the county. If so, please contact the DSGA via their website: http://www.dsga.org.uk/ NATIONAL GOVERNANCE ASSOCIATION: https://www.nga.org.uk/Home.aspx How to contact your Governor Support Team: Helpline: 01629 535769 Email: [email protected] Governor Support Team John Hadfield House Derbyshire S4S website – Governor Resources: Dale Road Matlock http://services.derbyshire.gov.uk/P1218 (log in required) Derbyshire DE4 3RD APPENDICES 3 Governor Training Programme – Autumn 2019 APPENDIX A The following training opportunities may be available at a venue of your choice subject to minimum/maximum numbers. For all enquiries, please contact the Governor Support Service at [email protected] or telephone 01629 535769. This programme may be subject to change. Please refer to the version published on http://www.services.derbyshire.gov.uk/Page/1401 for the latest information. Governor Strategic Briefing This briefing is designed to support your work as an effective Governing Board and we hope you will encourage at least one Governor to book a place on one of the following sessions. Venue Date Time Cost Code New Mills School Monday 7 October 18:30 – 20:30 FoC** GOV-1910-AU01 Dalllimore Primary School, nr Ilkeston Wednesday 9 October 18:30 – 20:30 FoC** GOV-1910-AU02 Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Monday 14 October 18:30 – 20:30 FoC** GOV-1910-AU03 Parkside Community School, Chesterfield Wednesday 16 October 18:30 – 20:30 FoC** GOV-1910-AU04 Preparing for Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Quality of Education and ‘gaming’ governors’ roles. The focuses are: ‘the curriculum – how governors provide effective challenge and support’ ‘Ofsted’s definition of ‘gaming’ and the implications for schools’ Target Audience is chairs and curriculum link governors. Venue Date Time Cost Code New Mills School, High Peak Tuesday 22 October 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1910-AU05 Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Thursday 24 October 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1910-AU06 The William Allitt School Tuesday 12 November 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1911-AU07 Leading your Governing Board To provide skills / knowledge in relation to being an effective Chair / Vice Chair in the current context. Understanding leadership styles / combination of styles needed to be an effective Chair / Vice Chair Providing the opportunity for self-awareness to improve your impact as a Chair / Vice Chair Venue Date Time Cost Code Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Wednesday 4 December 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1912-AU08 Welcome to Clerking The session will include: - Where to get further help and support - The role of the governing board … and yours! - Membership/Instrument of Government - Induction of new governors - Increased delegation (committees) - Procedural matters: Meeting preparation, agenda, minutes Venue Date Time Cost Code Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Tuesday 12 November 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1911-AU09 4 Finance An ideal opportunity to expand your knowledge of Schools Finance. Suitable for new and experienced governors. The course covers the following aspects of schools finance: School Budget Calculation Sheet / Pupil Numbers Budget Monitoring Sources of Income Virements and Transfers Budget Planning and Preparation Detail Codes School Financial Value Standard (SFVS) Annex 1 and 5 Venue Date Time Cost Code Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Tuesday 22 October 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1910-AU10 Dallimore Primary School Thursday 14 November 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1911-AU11 Welcome to Governance (Induction session for new governors) – Lunch provided This is a full day course covering the role of the governing body, governors and school improvement and how governing bodies work. Venue Date Time Cost Code Dallimore Primary School Friday 18 October 09:30 – 15:30 £240* GOV-1910-AU12 Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Saturday 16 November 09:30 – 15:30 £240* GOV-1911-AU13 Exclusions This training offers governors and clerk to governors the opportunity to learn about the Department for Education’s latest guidance on pupil exclusion. The presentation informs governors of their role in the process, and the role of the new Independent Review Panel. The training will also include activities to help governors and clerks gain a good understanding of the process. Venue Date Time Cost Code Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Tuesday 19 November 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1911-AU14 Performance Management This course provides training and information for governors undertaking Performance Management for Headteachers and approving performance-related pay increases for all teaching staff. Venue Date Time Cost Code Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Tuesday 8 October 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1910-AU15 Monitoring & Evaluation The aim of this session: To understand the governors’ role in monitoring and evaluation including Ofsted expectations. • To appreciate how governors can play an active part in monitoring the work of the school including visiting the school and classrooms. To consider priorities at your school for monitoring and evaluation. Venue Date Time Cost Code Room 1, County Hall, Matlock Thursday 28 November 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1911-AU16 Roles & Responsibilities By the end of this session, governors will have awareness of: • The three core strategic functions of the governing board • The main purpose of the governing board • The powers and duties of the governing board Venue Date Time Cost Code Dallimore Primary School, Ilkeston Tuesday 26 November 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1911-AU17 Parkside Community School, Chesterfield Tuesday 3 December 18:00 – 20:00 £90* GOV-1912-AU18 5 EQUALITY ACT 2010: THE NEW OFSTED FRAMEWORK AND ITS EXPECTATIONS This course is designed to ensure governors in schools are able to meet their responsibilities with regard to the Equality Act 2010 and the increased emphasis upon equality within the new Ofsted framework. The course will explore: the broader responsibilities on all public bodies including schools; the concept of due regard; the need for schools to publish on their website their equality objectives. The training session will provide opportunities for all participants to consider appropriate equality objectives for their own schools and share their developing practice with each other.