Governance What are the expectations on Governing Board meetings at the moment? The National Governance Association have provided the following advice regarding this: Business priorities Governing boards are acutely aware of the enormous task that schools and their staff have in ensuring continuity of education and making the reduced provision work on the ground. It […]

Coronavirus: boards should meet remotely; In line with guidance on public health and school closure due to the coronavirus, governing boards should meet remotely. You can agree remote meeting arrangements without first meeting in person. This is set out in the Department for Education’s March governance update. The powers to arrange remote meetings or remote […]

Sent on behalf of Tolis Vouyioukas, Corporate Director, Children’s Services Directorate Dear Colleagues, We are extremely grateful to our schools who have chosen to stay open during the Easter break; yet again this is an excellent example of our family of schools volunteering to go above and beyond during this challenging time. Thank you! During […]

Home > Knowledge Centre > Leaders & governing boards > Coronavirus: Information for governing boards March 2020 ***NEW*** Download guidance on Business continuity and holding virtual meetings March 2020 NGA Watch our webinar, led by Steve Edmonds, director of advice and guidance, on Virtual Governance. https://www.nga.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre/Executive-leaders-and-the-governing-boards/The-Coronavirus-Information-for-governing-boards-M.aspx Coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health […]

Sent on behalf of Tolis Vouyioukas, Corporate Director, Children’s Services Dear Colleagues, The current crisis in relation to C-19 is having, and will continue to have, a significant impact on our collective ability to meet our SEND statutory obligations. The combined impact of: · Schools and other educational settings closing · Partner agencies reducing their […]