Have you signed up for a Governors E-Learning (GEL) account?
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.
Kent Governor Services offer GEL as part of their Governor services support package. If your school buys into this package, GEL is something you and your governors can access for free. The on line 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.
Presentation slides from the Annual Governor Conference on 12th May 2011 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:
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:
