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National Governors'Association
The National Governors’ Association is the representative body for school governors in England. The NGA is an independent charity and works for governors by: Supporting local governor associations and governing bodies Lobbying ministers and policy makers Producing high quality guidance and information Organising events and conferences The NGA is a member organisation, with a volunteer board drawn from governors from all over England. From its offices in Birmingham a small professional staff manage the organisation and co-ordinate the services to members.
The Schools Network
The Schools Network is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to raising levels of achievement in secondary education.
They have a membership of over 5000 schools and organisations and their main aim is to give practical support to transforming secondary education in England by building and enabling a world-class network of innovative, high-performing secondary schools in partnership with business and the wider community.
Teachers TV
Teachers TV is aTV channel and on-line service, designed to improve standards in schools in England by supporting the people who work in them. Its video content helps head-teachers, teachers, governors, teaching assistants, trainee teachers, teacher trainers and school support staff deliver education to the highest possible standard. Teachers TV is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, but is operated by a third-party supplier and is editorially independent of the Department. Every month, an estimated 200,000 people working in schools watch the channel on television and over 600,000 videos are downloaded or streamed from the website.
http://www.teachers.tv/governors
Governornet
BITC
Business in the Community is the UK’s largest business membership organisation focussed on responsible business, working collaboratively with business leaders in areas that matter most. The charity’s key priorities are to work with its members to nurture talent and enterprise and protect the natural environment in collaboration with its regional network and global partners. Business in the Community is one of The Prince’s Charities and achieves its objectives by working through four areas: Marketplace, Workplace, Environment and Community.
Governorline
Free, confidential advice, information and support to School Governors in England. Call us free on 08000 722 181 from Monday to Friday 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m., or from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on weekends and public holidays.
Future Leaders
1,000 Headteachers retired in 2004/2005, 1,250 retired in 2006/2007 and more are expected to retire in the next three to five years. Further, 60% are over 50 years old and 28% are over 55 years old, highlighting the significant challenge facing the education system. As the pool of eligible school leaders diminishes, governors have a pivotal part to play in securing the best possible successive leadership for schools and opportunities for children.
Future Leaders is a unique programme that aims to address this leadership shortage, as well as educational inequality and underachievement, by attracting and cultivating a new generation of exceptional leaders for challenging urban schools. Each Summer, a new Cohort of approximately 80 participants are intensively trained, coached, and mentored specifically towards becoming a Deputy Head the following year and a Headteacher within four years of joining the programme.
It recognizes that “Good leadership is at the heart of every good school. A strong Headteacher, backed by an able leadership team and governing body, is vital for success.” (Higher Standards, Better Schools for All 2005, p.99) and therefore ensures a pool of senior leaders with proven leadership qualities.
Heads, Teachers and Industry
HTI is an independent, social enterprise that works in partnership with business, education and government to grow excellence in education leadership for the future or young people.
Reach
Reach supports voluntary organisations by helping them secure high-quality business, management, technical and other professional expertise on a voluntary basis. To do this, we recruit skilled career people who are willing to donate their time and find them placements in voluntary sector roles where their skills are urgently needed. It’s a straightforward approach that works.
Reach’s unique service has been bringing organisations and skilled volunteers together for almost 30 years now. A small organisation, we work with a huge range of voluntary groups nationwide and with thousands of skilled volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life. Last year we placed 1,100 skilled volunteers in 700 organisations across the UK. In any one year over 10,000 groups benefit from the expertise that a Reach volunteer offers.
Modern Governor
Modern Governor is a suite of 18 online modules covering topics from Becoming a School Governor to Understanding School Finance. It has been designed to help school governors develop their skills through e-learning at a time, place and pace that suits their needs.
If you would like free guest access to Modern Governor modules to evaluate their content or if you would like to discuss how Modern Governor can help make your training budget work harder, please visit www.moderngovernor.com, call 0207 101 9383 or email:
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LSIS - Learning and Skills Improvement Service
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service is the new sector-owned body, formed from CEL and QIA to develop excellent and sustainable FE provision across the sector. LSIS will work in partnership with all parts of the sector to provide vision, leadership, clarity and high quality support; practising and enabling continuous self-improvement and capacity building.
Contin You
ContinYou is one of the UK's leading community learning organisations.
We aim to offer opportunities to people who have gained the least from formal education and training. We work with a range of professional people, organisations and agencies to enhance what they do to change lives through learning.
The three major areas of activity are: Extended and Integrated Services for Schools, Parenting & Family Learning and Healthy & Active Communities..
The Appointments Commission
The Appointments Commission is responsible for public appointments throughout the health service, and many other government-sponsored bodies. If you would like to find out about these alternative public roles
The Nations Employer and education Task Force
A partnership between education and employers to make a real difference to young people.
National Association of School Business Management
The National Association of School Business Management (formerly the National Bursars Association) is the UK’s leading association working exclusively on behalf of the school business management profession.
NCOGS
NCOGS (National Co-ordinators of Governor Services) is the national committee representing local authority providers of services to school governors.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) provides their members with knowledge and guidance based on the highest ethical and technical standards. They also support a range of volunteering activities, including school governance.
Volunteer England
Volunteering England is the leading volunteer development agency in England which supports an increase in the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England.
B-Live.com
In partnership with schools and employers, The b-live Foundation supports a community of over 200,000 young people (aged from 12 to 19) to help manage and maximise their personal and career development
Putting the social mobility of young people at the heart of its service, the Foundation engages uniquely with students at an individual level to build confidence, raise aspirations and develop key employability skills.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
CMI the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. We have more than 86,000 members. We are the only chartered body in the UK that awards management and leadership qualifications, we set the standards that others must follow.
If you’re a manager that means when you join the CMI you’re making a statement about your standards and determination to continue to develop your management skills. If you’re an employer that means your organisation will be able to draw on our experience of helping to get the best out of managers.
School Governors’ One-Stop Shop has now entered into an agreement with the Chartered Management Institute to offer managers they have recruited as school governors the opportunity to translate the skills that governors acquire into professional recognition. As an SGOSS recruited governor you can save up to £90 on the usual CMI joining fee and become a member from just £118. You can also save £200 in obtaining the coveted Chartered Manager award, the only accolade that proves your impact in business.
Click here to find out more about SGOSS's partnership with the CMI
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FedS
FEdS is a unique network of blue-chip companies, educational organisations, government agencies and others who work in the learning and skills domain. Our members value FEdS because we create a fusion of thinking across sectors that need, now more than ever, to find solutions and new ways of working - together.
FEdS has set up and is developing an Employee Governors' Network website http://www.employeegovernors.com/. Many FEdS member organisations have employees who are school and college governors and they could use some support and advice. Working with our partner organisations such as the School Governors' One Stop Shop (SGOSS), we are developing a networked community for your use as an employee governor where all members of your company who are school or college governors can 'meet' to share views, advice and information.
We provide senior, experienced people in education, business and government with a neutral space to think, talk and take initiatives that will help to improve the provision of lifelong learning and skills in the UK. It is work we support with a programme of seminars, conferences and dinners and with a highly valued intelligence service incorporating up-to-date briefings, newsletters and policy papers.
For more information about FEdS contact Coral Rayfield on 020 8315 1260 or go to;
The National College
The National College works to develop and support great leaders of schools, academies and early years settings so they can make a positive difference to children's lives. We do this by:
• Bringing on the next generation of headteachers and other senior leaders to ensure great leadership for our schools, academies and children's centres now and in the future
• Providing a range of leadership programmes and support that give leaders the opportunity to be the best they can be
• Harnessing the skills and energy of the best leaders so that they can drive improvement beyond their own schools and organisations.
• Developing training and support for chairs of governors
http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk
Careersbox
The Careersbox is a free online library of careers related film, news and information. Our aim has always been to deliver the right information at the right time to careers advisers and job seekers. All of which we provide to education and our other user groups for free.
Our case study films show real people doing real jobs, giving viewers insight into careers across all sectors and helping them to find the right career. We also have a number of free careers publications and initiatives throughout the year, including our Results Day Rescue Packs and National Careers Week
For our latest news, films and resources visit us at www.careersbox.co.uk where you can sign up to our free Film Club newsletter and follow us on twitter @careersbox too.
Your Square Mile
Anyone, any age, anywhere has the power to transform where they live. All you need is pride in your area, belief in the local people, good advice and the right tools.
That’s where Your Square Mile comes in. It’s here to help you make your neighbourhood better and be somewhere that others look up to. Delve in and see how you can get the things you want for you and your community.
Visit http://www.yoursquaremile.co.uk/ to find out how you can make a difference in your local community.
Network of Science Learning Centres
The network of Science Learning Centres supports teachers in enhancing their professional skills by learning more about contemporary scientific ideas and in experimenting with effective teaching approaches and gaining experience of modern scientific techniques.
The aim is to improve science teaching to inspire pupils by providing them with a more exciting, intellectually stimulating and relevant science education, enabling them to gain the knowledge and the understanding they need - both as the citizens and as the scientists of the future.
There are nine regional Centres in England and one National Centre based in York to serve the UK. Each of the Centres has a main base and a number of satellite Centres and online resources which can be accessed by teachers from across the country.
The national network of Science Learning Centre is a joint initiative by the Department for Education and the Wellcome Trust.
National STEM Centre
The National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Centre houses the UK's largest accessible physical and online library of resource materials to support the teaching and learning of science, design and technology, engineering and mathematics. The collections range across materials for the 5 - 19 age groups. Alongside contemporary resource materials including print, multimedia, and practical resources, is a growing archive collection, which showcases several decades of curriculum development. The collections are currently available for visitors to view onsite and online, through our eLibrary of over 4,000 resources.