Learning Exchange Library
Tweeting Governors: Tweet us & we'll Tweet you...
Have a browse... tune into a podcast, read a blog...
Twelve golden keys...
Twelve irresistible reasons for offering extended services, by Matthew Freeman.
Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF documents.
GOVERNORS: What are their roles in extra-curricular and extended services?
Extended Services Toolkit for Governors
It's a 'we' approach The age of the heroic head is past - headteachers definitely don't need to walk the extended/community focused services road alone. As schools build partnerships beyond their walls, the part governors play in school leadership grows in importance. This article examines how school governors can be both bridges to the community and decision-making partners.
The latest guide to the law for governors at School Governors’ One-Stop-Shop.
The 'Hidden Givers': a study of school governing bodies in England CfBT analyses the significant links between governing and school performance, as well as socio-economic influences.
Governance guidance for Sure Start Children’s Centres and extended schools Good governance ensures that Sure Start Children’s Centres and extended services in and around schools meet local needs and contribute to improving outcomes for children, young people and families. This is non-statutory guidance, published in 2007 by the DCSF.
School improvement Guidance for schools, governors and partners
Governors' Agenda magazine: back issues Governors' Agenda magazine has featured many useful articles that support governors in their work relating to extended services.