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Roles and responsibilities
This section covers the role of the governing body within the school. You will find information about the legal responsibilties that the governing body has, decisions it must make, examples of good practice and suggested working methods.
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Emergency Planning for Schools
Published: 19 September 2008
The DCSF is holding workshops to assist schools with emergency planning and with teaching children about emergencies.... more »
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Schools and children�s services: delivering for vulnerable young people conferences
Published: 11 September 2008
These free conferences support schools, colleges and their partners to implement targeted youth support (TYS) reforms and multi-agency work to deliver extended schools and tackle poor behaviour and attendance which are critical to improvements such as reductions in teenage pregnancies and the number of young people who are NEET...... more »
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils
Published: 10 September 2008
This article contains information for governors on raising awareness of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) pupils within their schools and the differing culture and lifestyle that they may undertake...... more »
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Support Work in Schools survey
Published: 01 May 2008
A chance to feed your views into the current impact assessment of the SWiS qualification.... more »
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The Schools Admissions Code
Published: 18 January 2008
Some parents and children are still being penalised by unfair school admission arrangements.... more »
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Workforce remodelling- support staff
Publish date: 10 January 2008
As part of the The National Agreement on Workforce Remodelling, support staff are increasingly playing a crucial role in raising standards in schools...... more »
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Mentoring for Chairs to Governing Bodies
Published: 09 January 2008
A new framework is available to be used as a resource for those wishing to set up a mentoring scheme... more »
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Corporate Manslaughter: Ministry of Justice Guidance
Published: 14 November 2007
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 will change the basis on which companies, other corporate bodies and certain organisations can be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter (corporate homicide in Scotland)...... more »
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Support for schools on community cohesion
Publish date: 06 November 2007
The Education and Inspections Act 2006 introduced a duty on all maintained schools in England to promote community cohesion and on Ofsted to report on the contributions made in this area...... more »
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The Byron Review
Published: 09 October 2007
Your chance to contribute to an independent review which is looking at the risks to children from inappropriate material on the internet and in video games...... more »
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