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Offering training and support for effective governance- Kent Governor Services 2009/10 Brochure Word Version
In Kent, there are over 600 maintained schools. Each has a governing body of between 9 and 20 governors, drawn from parents, teachers, support staff, the local community and local authority representatives. There are additional representatives at Church and Foundation schools. There are nearly 8,000 governors in Kent schools.
The main responsibilities of governing bodies are to:
- Help set the school's strategic direction.
- Monitor the school's progress towards its defined priorities.
- Evaluate the impact of school action.
- Secure the accountability of the school in the community.
- Give informed support to the school.
The Local Authority's Governor Services sections work closely with governing bodies to help them fulfil these functions.
There are two branches of Governor Services that interact to ensure that schools, clusters and their governing bodies are supported to meet their statutory functions and to be as effective as possible.
The School Governance Unit is provided as an entitlement to all schools and there is no charge for its services. Under the Operations Division of the Children, Families and Education Directorate, it focuses on the statutory functions of governance: appointments of governors; legal procedures; intervention for schools with difficulties; support for the constitution of governing bodies; general governor issues and development work.
The Governor Training and Development Unit is part of the Advisory Service Kent. It provides a comprehensive programme of support and training for individual governors; governing bodies and clusters of schools. The Governor Training and Development programme is designed to reflect both national and local priorities.
Governor Training and Development activities must be purchased and the majority of schools use allocated Standards Fund for this purpose.
Address: Bishops Terrace, Bishops Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1ZF
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Room 2.54, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ
E-Mail: school.services@kent.gov.uk | Tel: 01622 694208 | Fax: 01622 221584