GLOUCESTERSHIRE GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION

MEETINGS

Meetings are on Monday evenings at Shire Hall, 7-9pm.

Empowering Governance

Monday, 27th February at 7p.m.

Against the backdrop of less frequent inspections for good and outstanding schools, and increased monitoring for satisfactory schools, there is a greater imperative now for governing bodies to be well versed in the criteria against which schools are judged. This meeting will provide an opportunity for governors to consider in more depth the key aspects of the new inspection framework and how the framework can be used to support school improvement. A particular focus will be how we self-evaluate and demonstrate the progress that has been made. We will hear about the experience of being inspected under the new framework from a chair of governors and head teacher of a recently inspected school. Finally, we will look at the questions inspectors ask and the questions we should be asking ourselves.

Please let Jennie Leighton (Governor Services, 01452 425846) know if you are going to attend so that we can make suitable arrangements.

Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TP. Click here for a location map.
Please note access is via steps in the rear car park.
Limited parking is available in the Shire Hall car park in the evenings.

Future Open Meetings (2011-2012)

January 2012 Budget consultation (date to be finalized by LA)
27th February 2012, Empowering Governance
23rd April 2012, TBA
18th June 2012, TBA (plus AGM)

Previous Meetings

The Future of School Governance, 7th March 2011	Click here for the slides of Clare Collins' Talk.
Academies and Pupil Premium, 22nd November 2010
The future for Gloucestershire Schools: Academies for All? and AGM, 14th June 2010
Training and e-learning Meeting 2010	Two e-learning providers demonstrated their modules. The slides and a notice from one of the providers, Modern Governor, have been received.
Broadband Information Session, 27th April 2010
Managing the 21st Century School, 1 March 2010
The Budget 2010-2011 and Beyond, 18 January 2010	Click here for the slides.
Sustainable Schools, 23 November 2009
The New Ofsted Framework: Top tips for successful governing bodies, 12 October 2009	Click here for the slides
AGM and ‘Whose curriculum is it anyway?’ Speaker: Mick Waters, until very recently Director of Curriculum for QCA, 8 June 2009	Click here for the slides of Mick Waters' Talk
Developing a whole school ICT strategy, 27 April 2009 Speakers: Liz Hadley, ICT Manager, GCC, Noel Fowles, Becta.,	Click here for the Harnessing Technology Briefing Harnessing Technology Funding
Building Schools for the 21st Century, 2 March 2009	Click here for the slides Click here for the presentation by Neil Corbett. Go to the downloads at the bottom of the page.
Budgets, 19 January 2009	Click here for the papers
The Future Of Governance, 24 November 2008	Click here for the slides
Transport – home to school, school travel plans, sustainability, 13th October 2008	Click here for the School Travel Plan School Travel Plan Leaflet Cycle Training Schemes In Gloucestershire
‘Working with the leadership team’ and AGM, 9th June 2008	Click here for the slides Chair's report Approved Accounts 07-08.
Emotional Health and Wellbeing Strategy including behaviour support- progress so far? 28 April 2008	Click here for the slides
Using data (RAISE, CVA, Fischer Family Trust, Pupil Tracking etc) What do Governors need to know and how best to use it? 3 March 2008	Click here for the Essential Guide for School Governors in Gloucestershire Pupil Voice.
Update on Extended Services, Children’s Centres and SHAPE Clusters 26 November 2007	Click here for the slides.
GGA meeting on Succession Planning 1 October 2007	Click here for the slides. There are notes to slides 15 onwards. Click here for Answers to Governors’ Questions
GGA meeting and AGM on the Changing Role of Governors 11 June 2007	Click here for Minutes of the AGM Click here for Chair Report 2007 Click here for the Treasurer's Report 2007 Click here for the slides from Trish Franey's presentation on 'Helping Every Child to Thrive and Reach'.
LA-GGA meeting, 14-19 Strategy includes Q&A with Councillor(s) 23 April 2007
LA-GGA Joint meeting on Managing Falling Rolls, included Q&A with Councillors 27 November 2006
Vulnerable Children and Young People 16 October 2006	Click for Handouts: Children with Disabilities, READS Factsheet, Children and Families Service Factsheet, Young Carers Summary
'Being the Best of Critical Friends' debate and GGA AGM 12 June 2006	Click here for Chair Report 2006 Click here for the Minutes of the AGM 2006.
The Extended Schools agenda – what’s happening? 27 February 2006	Click here for the slides from the presentation.
Open Meeting November 2005	Report here
AGM 13 June 2005	Click here for Slides from Ann Holt's AGM Presentation 'The Challenge of being an effective school governor'. Minutes here
Open Meeting November 2004	Report here
AGM June 2004	Minutes here