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Increase in numbers taking holidays during term time

22nd March 2018

Statistics released by the Department for Education show that there has been a rise in the number of pupils taken out of school to…

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Justine Greening, ex-education secretary, resigns

9th January 2018

Justine Greening, ex-education secretary, has resigned from the government after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle. Read…

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Damian Hinds is new education secretary, replacing Justine Greening

8th January 2018

Damian Hinds has been announced as England’s education secretary in the prime minister’s cabinet reshuffle. He will replace Justine Greening, who is leaving…

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New Year Honours list 2018: Department for Education

29th December 2017

130 people have been recognised for their services to education and driving forward social mobility in the 2018 New Year Honours list. Recipients recognised…

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School governance: 12 things you should know about 2017

22nd December 2017

There has been plenty to consider for school governors in 2017. Naureen Khalid walks us through the year’s highlights (and the lowlights!) Another year…

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Born in the wrong place for good schools?

21st December 2017

There is a widening geographical divide in access to high-performing schools in England, says a report from the Education Policy Institute. Between 2010…

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Careers Counsellor: The business case for becoming a school governor

15th December 2017

I am five years PQE and think some governance experience would be good for me. My firm (mid-size City) is open to the idea…

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130 schools have not improved for more than a decade, Ofsted report finds

13th December 2017

The report reveals 80 primary schools and 50 secondaries inspected this year have not been rated good at any point since 2005. Hundreds…

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Bishop Auckland pupils’ surprise long-standing school governor with special assembly to mark 25 years’ service

9th December 2017

A school governor who has dedicated 25 years of his life to the pupils at a Bishop Auckland school was recognised with a surprise…

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Schools across Kent need to fill 564 governor vacancies

13th October 2017

Schools across Kent are facing a governor recruitment crisis which is affecting children’s education, it’s been warned. Analysis of figures from Kent County Council…

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Latest Posts

  1. Promoting better physical and mental health in schools – What can governors do to help?

    Concerns over childhood obesity are never far from the headlines. Pupils today experience increasing stress in school from a number of sources –…

    26th November 2019

  2. Challenge Accepted: Sally

    Sally Barrett volunteers as a governor in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.  “I recently retired from teaching after 33 years and during my time in education…

    31st October 2019

  3. Challenge Accepted: Shirley

    “I’d been thinking about becoming a school governor for a while. I hadn’t been a governor when my daughters were at school and…

    25th October 2019

  4. Challenge Accepted: Carol

    Carol Shutkever is a trustee of a multi-academy trust in Hertfordshire. “Stepping down from my full time role as a lawyer to do…

    23rd October 2019

  5. Academy trustees – who are they and what do they do?

    Multi-academy trusts (MATs) make up an increasingly large part of schools across England. But many people don’t know how MATs are…

    16th October 2019

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