Governors for Schools first started thinking about a wellbeing campaign last year, after a survey revealed issues around mental health and wellbeing were on the rise in schools. Then came 2020 and COVID-19. The pandemic has brought a whole range of new and different pressures on schools. We’ve been speaking to Hannah Stolton, CEO of
After months of disruption, and now new and different ways of working, children and young people with special needs must not be forgotten. We’ve been speaking to SEND expert, Anne Heavey, about why SEND governors need to champion SEND pupils in their schools this year. Anne’s day job is Director of Whole School Send but
September’s a busy time for clerks so we’ve put together this checklist to help GovernorHub boards start the academic year as they mean to go on – organised and compliant! Here’s how to organise your board ‘remotely’ for the year ahead. Getting ready Is the membership list correct? Here’s how to add or remove someone
New Relationships, Sex and Health Education guidance comes into effect this term. For the first time ever, governors will be expected to monitor the progress of pupils in this area as well as making sure the statutory guidance is adhered to. Josie Rayner-Wells is a national RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education) Adviser who’s been
Fiona Millar is a journalist and education campaigner who’s been volunteering for nearly three decades as a school governor in Camden. As she prepares to step down for a long overdue break, we’ve been asking Fiona how she got started, what she’s enjoyed about it and why everyone, especially politicians and policy-makers, should consider taking
When we launched GovernorHub in 2013, our aim was to create a product for governors that’s simple and easy-to-use. But as we’ve grown, we’ve stayed close to you …(indeed many of the team use GovernorHub for their board meetings too) …and that means listening to what you tell us about how you use GovernorHub and
Karen Wespieser is well-known in education circles as a researcher who’s held high-profile roles for NFER, CfEE and as Director of Operations for the special needs charity, The Driver Youth Trust. Her latest role is as the new COO of Teacher Tapp. She became a Local Authority governor 10 years ago, fulfilling a lifelong ambition
This month we say a fond farewell to GovernorHub founder Alex Robinson. I first met Alex when being interviewed for a job on the GovernorHub help desk. To test my suitability for the role, Alex asked that I imagine he was someone who’s never used the internet before and I should talk him through how
The annual survey by the National Governance Association gives governors and trustees the chance to explain how their boards work and to raise the issues they really care about. We’ve been talking to NGA Chief Executive Emma Knights about the current issues facing boards, the future of governance and why it’s more important than ever
