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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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Boost in funding to improve school buildings
Published: 12 October 2005
Ruth Kelly has announced how schools will benefit from a share of �1.1 billion in funding to improve schools and create new ones.... more »
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Education Partnerships secure funding
Published: 11 October 2005
Education Partnerships are set to benefit from the new method of Aimhigher Funding distribution, under new decisions announced today on the funding arrangements for the Aimhigher Programme for the period 2006 to 2008...... more »
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Watch GovernorNet's interwiew with journalist Janette Owen
Publish date: 24 October 2005
Watch the webcast video of GovernorNet user Julia Dickinson interview journalist and governor Janette Owen, who answered questions put to her by governors...... more »
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Guidance on becoming a foundation school
Published: 10 October 2005
Regulations to make it easier for community and voluntary controlled secondary schools to change category to foundation were introduced on 1 August 2005...... more »
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Extended Schools research
Publish date: 29 September 2005
Two research documents published 29 September 2005 show examples of good practice in extending the services schools offer to the wider community.... more »
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School improvement partners
Publish date: 13 April 2006
Important changes have been made to the provision of advice to governing bodies on head-teacher performance management.... more »
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Turning the Tables - consultation on school food
Published: 03 October 2005
The report Turning the Tables: Transforming School Food by the independent School Meals Review Panel was published on 3 October.... more »
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Changes to the 2005 Education Act
Publish date: 21 September 2005
The 2005 Education Act amends the power of governing bodies to send pupils to education or training which takes place off the school premises. From 1 September 2005 governing bodies have the power to send all pupils registered at the school to off-site provision...... more »
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Teachers legally entitled to PPA time
Published: 31 August 2005
Every school teacher in England will be legally entitled to 10 per cent of their timetable for the Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) of lessons for the first time from 1 September in a historic change to teachers� working conditions...... more »
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Governors' allowances - guidance on good practice
Publish date: 28 July 2005
The National Governors Council (NGC) has researched current practice in the payment of governors' allowances. As a result the NGC has produced the Good Practice Guide in Developing an Allowances Policy for Governing Bodies 2005...... more »
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