I was messaging with a member of my Facebook Group who kindly indicated he liked my blog, so I took the opportunity to reread that particular blog he mentioned. It was called ‘Governors don’t know what they don’t know’ again. … Continued
In my last blog, ‘Governors don’t what they don’t know’, I talked about Headteachers who perhaps do not always get governance but provide the ‘sticky bun and the cup of tea’ type of governance. But what about the chair – … Continued
I became a parent governor almost 30 years ago – spotted as a likely candidate (suspect?) by the Headteacher at my daughter’s school. In those days we turned up, had a cup of tea and a sticky bun and agreed … Continued
I am starting the holiday break with some reading. In fact, I have taken some time out lately to do more reading, sitting in the sun (yes it is sunny in Wirral!) and blocking off a day here and there … Continued
The value of Twitter? I have three Twitter accounts. A personal one where I post photos of the dog, talk about Poldark and other random stuff. My @WirralGov tends to relate to everything education and then I have a company … Continued
Mirror, mirror on the wall…..well not THAT sort of reflection! We have started the summer break and I don’t know about you but I am shredding paperwork I no longer need and putting saved documents into folders. I have only … Continued
There was an interesting discussion on UKGovChat (@UKGovchat) last week about what difference we make as governors. It was called ‘Making a Difference‘. The discussion was an interesting one as it is sometimes hard to have solid evidence of our … Continued
On the first day of a New Year our thoughts often turn to ‘Resolutions’ – my late daughter used to call them ‘Revolutions’ which I actually prefer, Anyway, I digress! So what are your resolutions this year? I do … Continued
On the 15th December, 2016 Ofsted published a survey report on governance arrangements in complex and challenging circumstances. The full report can be found via this link https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-governance The report identifies the barriers faced by governors in these schools and the … Continued