Information for School Governors, Headteachers and Support Staff
The supply of up-to-date and reliable information is crucial for those involved in governing or managing our schools and for those working in them. But finding what you need to know to perform your job well can be frustrating and time-consuming. This has never been more so than in this time of political change. Our aim is to help you with reliable information and independent advice that is targeted to your needs, is concise and is easy to use.
This autumn the new, 2011, edition of The School Governors' Yearbook helps hard-pressed governors get on top of their tasks by showing what's new, what came in the last months of the Labour government that still needs to be followed, and the much that remains of recent practice and procedure. It presents all this, with clarity and brevity, from the perspective of what governors need to know and do.
Clerkwise, our web-based service for clerks to governing bodies, keeps them up to date with information they need to support their governing bodies. Click on "Clerkwise" to the left for details.
Finally, we have a new edition of Policies, which provides governors and headteachers with advice and models in this otherwise time-consuming and confusing area. It comes complete with a CD-ROM of model policies for downloading and adapting.
For school governors and clerks
- to understand your main roles
- for guidance on key responsibilities
- for information and guidance on the tasks to be performed over the current school year
- for new governors and those thinking of becoming governors, wanting an explanation of what governors have to do
- for details of the duties and responsibilities of different types of governor (parent, staff, foundation, community, local authority)
- for help in planning the governors’ year.
For Headteachers
- for guidance on working with your governing body, performance management or drawing up policies
For teaching assistants
- for explanations of what what a teaching assistant needs to know and do.