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Clerks’ Update 22 April 2013

Clerks’ Update 22 April 2013. The current HMCI and ministers are focussing on governance and its effectiveness in an unprecedented way. While legal responsibilities haven’t changed, the emphasis on the role has, particularly the expectations of chairs of governors .

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Clerks’ Update 22 April 2013

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  1. Clerks’ Update22 April 2013 • The current HMCI and ministers are focussing on governance and its effectiveness in an unprecedented way. While legal responsibilities haven’t changed, the emphasis on the role has, particularly the expectations of chairs of governors 

  2. CONTEXT: more responsibility for and greater scrutiny of governance Ofsted reports with explicit commentary on the effectiveness of the gb. External reviews where governance is weak encouragement to reconstitute / focus on skills based appointments APPG review of governance Select Committee on governance currently taking evidence National College remit for developing governors, especially chairs HMCI Michael Wilshaw speech 27 Feb 2013 Regular revisions of Ofsted subsidiary guidance

  3. “No excuses for governors … who don’t understand and challenge their school robustly” "Good governors focus on the big issues: the quality of teaching, the progress and achievement of their pupils, and the culture which supports this. The best governing boards get the balance right between support and challenge. They ask the right questions, whatever school they’re in” "Poor governance focuses on the marginal rather than the key issues. In other words, too much time spent looking at the quality of school lunches and not enough on maths and English”. “ more paid governors, better training, and more professional governors drawn from both the public and private sectors”

  4. Data Dashboard “ The School Data Dashboard raises the stakes. Many governors know their school well already. But for those that don’t, there are now no excuses. Inspectors will be very critical of governing bodies who, despite the dashboard, still don’t know their school well enough.“ Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI 27 Feb 2013

  5. Governor Visits Policy Inspectors must evaluate the extent to which governors both challenge and support the school and hold senior staff, including the headteacher, to account for the achievement of the pupils. Governors are not expected to be routinely involved in the day-to-day activity of the school or, for example, to undertake lesson observationsunless the school has clear protocols for visits so their purposes are understood by staff and governors alikeHowever, they hold important strategic responsibilities for the development and improvement of the school. Source:Feb / April 2013 Ofsted subsidiary guidance for inspectors

  6. Effective governing bodies The National Governors’ Association (NGA) have identified eight key characteristics • The right people round the table • Understanding of role and responsibilities • Good chairing • Professional clerking • Good relationships based on trust • Knowing the school – the data, the staff, the parents, the children, the community • Committed to asking challenging questions • Confident to have courageous conversations in the interests of the children and young people

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