1. Southend Governance Offer 2017/18 – thank you!
Platinum Gold Standard
Remember all the benefits you receive:
Local training
Advice and Support
Single Central Record Audit
Bespoke area on the SLN for storing documents
Dedicated Governor Resources on SLN subscription only pages
Governor Conference – 4th July 2017
LLGs
GEL

2. Training & Development
Southend
Governance
Training & Development
Overview of Safeguarding for Governors - Tuesday 9th May 2017, 6-8pm, The Tickfield Centre
Developing your skills as Chair/ Vice Chair - Thursday 18th May 2017 ( pm)
Induction Training for School Governors - Saturday 20th May 2017 ( pm)
Governor Focus Session - Tuesday 23rd May 2017, 7-9pm, Tickfield
Governors’ Role in Holding their School to Account - Thursday 15th June 2017

3. Training & Development
Southend
Governance
Training & Development
Southend School Governor Annual Conference – Tuesday 4th July 2017, The Holiday Inn, Southend Airport, pm
3 course meal and refreshments included

4. Training & Development
Southend
Governance
Training & Development
GEL – unlimited training included in your Southend Governance Subscription
The Governance Leadership Development Programme – Cohort 10 (flyers on tables)
Safeguarding in Schools Forum - There is an open invitation for all governors
to attend. They are all held at 4pm-5.30pm (from 3.30pm for networking) at The Tickfield Centre:
Wednesday 21st June 2017
Thursday 5th October 2017

5. Robin Marcus Niki Lamont
Southend
Governance
Reminder: National Leaders of Governance
Robin Marcus Niki Lamont
What are NLGs?
Highly effective chairs of governors at ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ schools/academies with at least two years experience and a track record of contributing to school improvement through effective leadership
Experience/skilled in coaching & mentoring
Use their experience to support another chair or governing body
Focus on developing leadership capacity
Local Leader of Governance in Southend
Maurice Sweeting

6. Updates Clerking competency framework released – April 2017
Southend
Governance
Updates
Clerking competency framework released – April 2017
Updated NGA Skills Audit and Matrix - March 17
Replacement for RAISEonline - The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that the current RAISEonline service will be available until Monday 31 July 2017.
Apprenticeships reforms: guide for schools (Information about apprenticeships, and how the apprenticeship levy and public sector apprenticeship target apply to schools in England. )
Don’t forget to go onto to read
The Weekly Newsletter

7. Southend
Governance
Appointment of head teacher and deputy head teacher reminder for maintained schools
Amanda Champ, School Improvement Group Manager would like to remind all governing boards as per ‘The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009’ that:
“27.—(1) The governing body must notify the authority in writing of—
(a) any vacancy for the head teacher; and
(b) any post of deputy head teacher which it has identified as one to be filled.”
Please contact Amanda on if you have any further questions.

8. Multi Academy Trusts Lots of work recently with MATs
Southend
Governance
Multi Academy Trusts
Lots of work recently with MATs
Alison Gellett is the lead for MATs at Southend on Sea Borough Council

9. Southend Learning Network
Governance
Southend Learning Network
Governor resources – Chairs, Clerks, New Governors
Governor Focus (The Weekly Newsletter)
Governor Module – Clerks to update
Training opportunities

10. Opportunities Feedback , ideas and suggestions Support and advice
Southend
Governance
Opportunities
Feedback , ideas and suggestions
Support and advice
Bespoke support and training on specific issues
Rachel Marshall –