School Governors - news, consultations

News and updates for school governors.

Latest News/Updates

• Special Educational Needs and Disability update
• TDA School Improvement Framework (ext link)
• Ofsted - Using data, improving schools
• Latest News from the Children and Young People's Trust - e-brief (pdf download, large file)
• Guidance for governors to support with Headteacher Recruitment 
• School Improvement Strategy
• Listening to the Voices of Children and Young People
• Food Policy in Schools - A Strategic Policy Framework for School Governing Bodies, Catering and Food Procurement Supplement
• Extending Inclusion - Access for disabled children and young people to extended schools and children's centres: a development manual
• Children's Plan
• Food Policy in Schools 
• QCA - A curriculum for the 21st Century - A governors' guide 
• Governor Toolkit on Extended Services - 16 May 2007 ( PDF under Attachments right)
• DfES Sustainable Schools Action Plan - 27 April 2007 (PDF under Attachments right)  
• NCSL Resources on Recruiting Headteachers and Senior Leaders
• Community Cohesion Education Standards in Schools 
• DfES Guidance - Supporting Looked After Learners (PDF under Attachments right)
• DfES School Improvement Partner's (SIP) Brief 2006
  

New Consultations

• New DCSF Consultations

SEN Information

• Parent and Carers Guide to SEN
• SEN Update 24 July 2008
• Making a Difference - A Guide for SEN Governors (2003) (pdf)
• Teachernet - SEN and Disability
• Governornet - Children with Special Educational Needs - Overview
• Parent Centre - SEN
  

Model School’s Complaints Policy 2008

• Model School Complaints Policy 2008
• School guidance 2008
• School complaint process 2008
• School Complaint Action Log Sheet

Contact Details

Governor Services,
Keeper's Lodge,
Chelmsley Road,
Chelmsley Wood,
Birmingham,
B37 7RS

Tel: 0121 788 3161
Fax: 0121 779 1730

e-mail: governorservices@solihull.gov.uk