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Recent additions
This area covers recent items of interest to governors and press releases from the DCSF and other Government agencies.
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Education Bill gains Royal Assent
Publish date: 05 May 2005
The Education Bill has been given Royal Assent to become the Education Act 2005.
The key elements of the Act include the reform of Ofsted inspections, the introduction of the School Profile, enabling powers to allow three year budgets for schools and the widened remit of the Teacher Training Agency...... more »
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Computer Clubs for Girls
Publish date: 05 May 2005
The Computer Club for Girls (CC4G) project was developed as a result of one of the recommendations of the Feminising ICT Task Force which reported in early 2001 that the Government should pilot out-of-hours Computer Clubs for Girls...... more »
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Foundation Stage profile - Letter to teachers and Foundation Stage practitioners
Publish date: 30 March 2005
The children's minister, Margaret Hodge, has urged local authorities to ensure reception teachers are not asked to undertake non-statutory assessments in addition to the Foundation Stage profile...... more »
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GovernorNet interview with Ofsted
Publish date: 05 July 2005
You are invited to join David Bell, HM Chief Inspector of Schools in the hotseat on Wednesday 6 July, 12.20 - 1.20 p.m. Take this opportunity to participate by emailing us your questions in advance...... more »
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Building on good practice in Specialist Schools
Publish date: 08 March 2005
The DfES�s recent publication Building on good practice in Specialist Schools is a reflective framework for use by both aspiring and existing specialist schools...... more »
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14-19 Education and Skills White Paper launched
Published: 23 February 2005
Published 23 February 2005, the White Paper sets out a 10-year reform and delivery programme.... more »
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Faith schools - examples of good practice
Publish date: 18 February 2005
Schools Minister Stephen Twigg urges faith schools to continue their excellent work in promoting inclusion and collaboration.... more »
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Jon Snow interview transcript
Publish date: 09 February 2005
Read the transcript of GovernorNet's video interview with Channel 4 newsreader and school governor Jon Snow.... more »
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Business links
Publish date: 06 February 2005
The launch of the Governing the school of the future document coincides with a drive to encourage canditates with business backgrounds to take up governor posts...... more »
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The Education (Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986: Amendments to Disqualification Provisions) (England) Regulations 2004
Publish date: 27 January 2005
These regulations make amendments to five sets of regulations relating to foundation bodies, school companies, school governance and new schools.
The new regulations came into force on 28th January 2005...... more »
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