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Major Review of School Governance 2008
A major review to strengthen school governing bodies in England and make them more effective was launched on 9 May 2009, by Schools Minister Jim Knight.
Read the launch press release . . .
“What does the evidence tell us about school governors” is the research paper referred to by Schools Minister Jim Knight in the Government’s launch of the Review of School Governance.
Read the research paper .
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Move to bolster school governors
The scale of governor shortage is revealed as ministers try to strengthen the management of schools.
BBC News article . . . (external link, opens in new window)
NGA comment on the Government Review of School Governance
School governors warn against unnecessary change and call for ministers to demonstrate that they value the biggest volunteer group in the country by offering improved support and training.
NGA Governors’ Opinion Survey
Phil Revell, Chief Executive National Governors’ Association
Taking part in the NGA Governors’ Opinion Survey
I am writing to ask you to take some time to take part in an opinion survey; the survey is being carried out by a professional Internet based survey company and the questions have been produced - and will be analysed - by a team at Bath University.
The whole exercise is being funded by the charity Business in the Community and School Governors One Stop Shop (SGOSS) with the support of the National Governors’ Association; the NGA was involved with the survey design at the draft stage.
The online survey should take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete, and the results will be published in October, in time to influence the current Government review of governance.
You can find the survey here. (click on the link to open the survey in a new window)
The NGA believes that the results of this survey will be an important part of the review evidence and we urge governors to make the time to complete the questionnaire.
The NGA is using all its communication channels to distribute this request; we apologise if, as a result, you receive multiple copies of this mail.
Please feel free to let other Governors know about this survey, but individuals should only complete ONE questionnaire even if they serve on more than one governing body.
Take the NGA Governors’ Opinion Survey
