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Annual Governors Conference 2012 - Bold Steps for Governors, Thursday 10th May 2012
 
Please see the links below to view a video of the key note speakers.
 
Welcome – Mike Whiting
Delivering bold steps – Patrick Leeson
 

Below is a list of the workshops that were offered at the conference and the PowerPoint presentations with any other supporting information.

 
Strategic financial management – Julie Atwell (awaiting material)
Measuring progress using data – Katherine Atkinson
Governance and Safeguarding – Mike O'Connell (material unavailable)

New Regulations - coming into force on 1st September 2012

The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012

The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012

Have you signed up for a Governors E-Learning account?

Governors E-Learning (GEL) and Modern Governor are e-learning platforms for School Governors in the UK.  From April 2012, Kent Governor Services are offering GEL and Modern Governor as part of the Governor Services Package 1.  If your school buys into this package, GEL is something you and your governors can access for free.  The online learning very nicely supports the face to face training and other support provided by Kent Governor Services, so that the maximum support is available to all school governors and clerks across the County.  

GEL and Modern Governor are also available to purchase separately in the ‘pay as you go’ Package 2.
 
Governors E-Learning (GEL)

GEL is an on-line learning experience providing school governors with a flexible way to access information and training to contribute towards effective governance.  It provides high quality and accurate learning in the form of learning modules, supporting documents and hot topics. 

For details on how to register, please click here for the GEL registration guide. 

Modern Governor

Modern Governor has been developed by Learning Pool in partnership with a range of school governance experts, experienced School Governors and the National Governors' Association.

For details on how to register, please click here for the Modern Governor registration guide.

The Annual Governor Conference was well received and there have been many requests for access to the PowerPoint presentations used throughout the day.  These can be found below:

Liz Cross - Session 1

Liz Cross - Session 2
 
Presentation slides from the Clerking Service Summer Briefing on 5th May 2011

Presentation - Linda Lissimore

EIS Products and Services - Steve James

Schools Financial Services - Recording of Financial Management Information - Lynne Paine 

Valuable Lessons - Improving economy and efficiency in schools 

The Audit Commission have published a useful Finance guide for School Governors. It is concise, easy to read and has suggestions for the sort of financial questions governors should be asking to ensure as much money as possible is spent on improving outcomes for children.
 
You can assess it by following this link [please note this is 14 pages long]

Useful Links

For information to support new Governors and access to useful documents, please visit our public website:

Kent County Council - School Governors

Other sites providing dedicated information for governors are:

Presentation slides from the Annual Governor Conference on 12th May 2011

Author: KCC  | Published: 18-1-07  | TOP