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Ten Governor Support
Overview
• What is Ten Governor Support?
• Ten ways to use Ten Governor Support
• Supporting governors in Cambridgeshire
What is Ten Governor Support?
• Question-answering service for school governors
• Independent, unbiased, authoritative information in direct response to your questions
• Sharing information, ideas and case studies nationally
• A resource for the entire governing body
• Sister service to The Key. Schools in Cambridgeshire have membership through the local authority
How does it work?
You have a question, for example:
How will Ofsted inspect performance management?
You can then:
1) Browse the Ten Governor Support website
2) If the answer is not there already, ask their researchers your own new question, by
visiting www.tengovernor.com ¦ emailing [email protected] ¦ calling 0845 020 0496
A written, quality assured answer within three working days
The Ten Governor Support website
We have already published 600 answers to governors’ questions on the Ten Governor Support website
Ten ways to use Ten Governor Support
1. Pull together information from trusted sources
2. Access good practice from across the country
Do you have examples of
governors being responsible for core subjects?
How are other primary schools structuring their
governing bodies?
Are there any case studies on time-limited working parties?
Are there examples of effective partnerships between secondary
and primary schools?
Are there any examples of governing
bodies opening meetings to the
public?
3. Stay up-to-date with changes in the education sector
Do you have any information on the EYFS profile?
Should schools continue to publish a school profile?
Do you have the latest information on the National Curriculum review?
How is the exclusion process being changed?
What changes has Ofsted made to the inspection process?
4. Understand your role and responsibilities
What policies must be ratified by the governing body?
What are the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding
governors?
How can governors join in
monitoring underperforming
classes?
Do you have a chart that
summarises governors’
responsibilities?
Can the governing body ‘action’ school
staff to carry out tasks?
5. Inform discussions on the big issues
What are the pros and cons of becoming a primary academy?
What options exist for leadership structures in secondary schools?
What is the advantage to pupils of taking the English Baccalaureate?
6. Developing your governing body
Are there examples of governor skills audits?
Is there any guidance on chairing a children and learning committee?
How do we build the confidence of our
governors and encourage them to become more
active?
What makes an effective Chair of governors?
7. Help your work in the committees
8. Preparing for Ofsted and conducting self-evaluation
What might inspectors ask
governors?
How do outstanding governing bodies
carry out their monitoring role?
How will Ofsted evaluate safeguarding under the
new framework?
How will Ofsted inspect performance
management?
What is the role of the governing body when it comes to dismissing staff?
How can we reward our headteacher when attainment is improving but pupil numbers are falling?
When does the decision to convert to academy status become irreversible?
Are we personally liable for the
decisions we take on behalf of the school?
9. A legal reference source
10. Use Ten Governor Support during meetings
What is the period after which a
governor can be disqualified for non-
attendance?
What is the legal procedure for appointing
and re-appointing community governors?
When is it necessary for a staff governor to
withdraw from governing body and committee
meetings?
Can a governor attend and vote
via Skype?
Working with the Cambridgeshire County Council
• Free trial of Ten Governor Support for Cambridgeshire if your school is not yet a member of the service
• Towards the end of the free trial schools can access a discount through joining via the local authority
• Your school’s membership to Ten Governor Support includes access for every member of your governing body
How to access Ten Governor Support
• Join the free trial of Ten Governor Support until 8 March 2013
• To register go to www.tengovernor.com• Click on “Try for free” • On the next page, complete the short
form to create your username and password
• During your free trial membership• You will be able to view all the answers to questions on the
website• You will be able to ask Ten Governor your own new questions
Please note that there is no obligation for you to take out paid membership following your free trial
Questions
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