28 July 2010

Issue 10 of The Leicestershire Governor can be downloaded by clicking here.

27 July 2010

Autumn Term 2010 Briefing Papers for governors are available for download as a Word Document and PDF file.

21 July 2010

Governors are invited to apply to join the Schools Funding Forum, which has a key role in the distribution of money from the DfE to schools and central services. This letter contains information about how to apply.

22 April 2010

As a result of the 14-19 Reforms there has been an increased need to provide high quality, impartial careers education, supplemented by personalised information, advice and guidance (IAG). Governors have a key role to play in developing careers/IAG provision in their schools. More information and guidance about governors' responsibilities can be found at www.cegnet.co.uk.

19 April 2010

The Leicestershire Governor Development Service Annual Report 2009/2010 provides feedback to governors of our achievements.

15 March 2010

We work in partnership with Northamptonshire Governor Services to provide a clerking service to Leicestershire schools. A copy of the service level agreement can be downloaded by clicking here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

19 January 2010

Community Cohesion guidance from the Department for Children Schools and Families can be downloaded by clicking on the link.

21 December 2009

Governor Development Service Training and Development Brochure April 2010 to March 2011, Service Level Agreement and letter sent to Chairs of Governors in January 2010 are available for download.

13 October 2009

National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA) website contains information about how they can support PTAs. Please click here.

24 March 2009

Teachers TV now provide editable governor training presentations, which are available to download and cover a variety of issues faced by governors, in both primary and secondary school environments. To visit the website please click here. Find more information about the contents by clicking here.

13 February 2009

Periodically the County Council seeks to extend its membership base of school appeal panel members who determine admission and exclusion appeals for Leicestershire Schools. Appeal hearings are held during the day time usually at County Hall and many of our panel members are serving Governors. Full training will be given and expenses are payable. If you are interested in becoming involved in this interesting area of work, please contact Mrs. P. Swift on 0116 305 6018; e-mail pswift@leics.gov.uk or Mrs. L. Haslam on 0116 305 6240; e-mail lhaslam@leics.gov.uk.

13 November 2008

Pecuniary interest forms can be downloaded by clicking here.

21 August 2008

Improving behaviour and attendance: guidance on exclusion from schools and Pupil Referral Units - New guidance on exclusion is available. Click here to find the guidance.

22 July 2008

Leicestershire's Children and Young People's Plan 2008 to 2011 can be viewed here.

12 May 2008

Governor Mark is a kite mark which provides external evaluation of the quality of governance in a school. Leicestershire is working with GLM Partnership to develop Governor Mark. Click here for more information. An overview can be downloaded by clicking here.

20 February 2008

Link Governors can download a framework for recording governing body learning and development activities, a useful tool for identifying governors' strengths and areas for development.

10 January 2008

This links to the DCSF website containing main sections of the Financial Management Standard in Schools Toolkit including guidance for first-time users, a summary of the standard and the evaluation tools.

Summer 2007

Time off for public duties - Are you a school governor, magistrate or local Councillor? Did you know that if you carry out these and certain other public duties you are entitled to time off. Follow this link.

Summer 2007

LSR (Leicestershire Statistics and Research Online) is a website that provides professional reports, in-depth analysis and data about Leicestershire.