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The following information will advise on the implementation of the new statutory duty on all Maintained Nursery Schools (MNSs) to have a Governing body from 1 September 2003.
Detailed procedural guidance for all schools is available on GovernorNet (see link under further reading) and was issued to all schools, including maintained nursery schools, in June. This is supplemented by a step by step training guide to establishing a Maintained Nursery School governing body - Laying the Foundations - which includes information on:
• Roles and responsibilities of Maintained Nursery School (MNS) Governing Bodies
• Establishing a MNS Governing Body
• Recruiting MNS Governors
• Managing the MNS's budget
• Teaching and learning in MNSs
• Responsibilities for staff
• Health and Safety
• Supporting children with special educational needs (SEN)
• Putting it into practice
• Further information and support
This document was published on 30 June 2003 and was sent out in the June batch mailing. It is available to download in .pdf format (below); further hard copies can be obtained from Prolog - please quote reference DfES/0425/2003.
The document refers to three integrated settings. The headteachers are happy to be contacted. They are:
Megan Farrow, Headteacher
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery Education centre
Marcus Street
Stratford
London
E15 1JT
Tel: 020 8534 3136
Email: admin.rebeccacheetham@pop3.newham.gov.uk
Lynne James, Headteacher
Hartcliffe Early Years Centre
Hareclive Road
Hartcliffe
Bristol
BS13 OJW
Tel: 01179 038 633
Email: hartcliffeearlyyears@bristol-city.gov.uk
Carol Kimberley, Headteacher
Truro Nursery School
Higher Travhaverne,
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3RJ
Tel: 01872 274693
Email: head@truro-nursery.cornwall.sch.uk
Additional information can be found in the letter and FAQs documents below, and on the forum for Maintained Nurseries via the British Association for Early Childhood Education website. |
