Improving School Governance

Improving School Governance
Author: Nigel Gann
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780750708197

This text is about governing schools. It lays out a strategic model of school governance and considers the three key roles of planning, monitoring and evaluating. Practical examples and procedures are provided, for governors to adapt.

Schools in the Spotlight

Schools in the Spotlight
Author: Mr Nigel Gann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134581173

What role does a school play in a community and society? This book examines the need for educational establishments to review their position in the local community and to develop strategies to deal with the management of their image. Increasing parental choice means that schools must begin to adopt marketing concepts and tell people what is happening both inside and outside the classroom. Techniques to generate, revisit and challenge a school's ethos are discussed together with ways of getting this message across to the wider community. Effective management of a school's image through judicious handling of the media can lead to better results, higher self-esteem for staff and pupils and a greater recognition of a school's contribution to a local community. This book gives practical guidance on how to identify potential news items and how to convince local newspapers, television and radio organisations to use the story. The book contains many examples of how schools have put comprehensive framework to effective media communication and how to avoid potential pitfalls.

The Effective School Governor

The Effective School Governor
Author: Joan Dean
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134594194

This comprehensive guide book for governors specifically focuses on providing clear guidance on issues facing schools now. Topics covered include: *the Home-School agreement *the school day, the school year *citizenship *literacy and numeracy provision *school self-evaluation and the light-touch inspection. The book addresses issues that are new to all governors.

The School Governors' Handbook

The School Governors' Handbook
Author: J A Partington
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134798873

The pace of change in education has continued to accelerate since the 1988 Education Act, and even experienced school governors are often bewildered about their duties and responsibilities, as well as what is actually happening in primary and secondary classrooms nowadays. What do school governors do? How can they manage their role most effectively? The School Governors Handbook has been the most definitive and widely read book on the subject since it was first published in 1980. Written by Ted Wragg and John Partington, two of the most respected experts in the field, one of its' great strengths has always been its mixture of up-to-date authoritative information and humour. In this third edition, all sections of the book have been substantially revised to take account of the many changes in governors' duties that have been brought about by recent legislation. As governors rarely receive any specific training for their important role, this book is an essential guide to the legal and practical aspects of governorship. Sections cover: * recent legislative changes in funding and school management * opting out * governors responsibilities, including budgets, staffing and drawing up whole school policies * how to run effective governors meetings * curriculum and assessment issues * school inspections * how to manage difficult situations, including child abuse, discipline, equal opportunities and pupil exclusions

A Governor's Story

A Governor's Story
Author: Jennifer Granholm
Publisher: Public Affairs
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-09-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1586489976

Recounts the former Michigan governor's struggles to solve the problems of unemployment and budget deficits with the auto industry collapse and global financial crisis.

The Governors of New Jersey

The Governors of New Jersey
Author: Michael J. Birkner
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2014-02-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813562457

Rogues, aristocrats, and a future U.S. president. These and other governors are portrayed in this revised and updated edition of the classic reference work on the chief executives of New Jersey. Editors Michael J. Birkner, Donald Linky, and Peter Mickulas present new essays on the governors of the last three decades—Brendan T. Byrne, Thomas Kean, James Florio, Christine Todd Whitman, Donald DiFrancesco, James McGreevey, Richard Codey, and Jon Corzine. The essays included in the original edition are amended, edited, and corrected as necessary in light of new and relevant scholarship. The authors of each governor’s life story represent a roster of such notable scholars as Larry Gerlach, Stanley Katz, Arthur Link, and Clement Price, as well as many other experts on New Jersey history and politics. As a result, this revised edition is a thorough and current reference work on the New Jersey governorship—one of the strongest in the nation. Also of Interest: New Jersey Politics and Government The Suburbs Come of Age Fourth Edition Barbara G. Salmore with Stephen A. Salmore 978-0-8135-6139-4 paper $34.95 A volume in the Rivergate Regionals Collection Me, Governor? My Life in the Rough-and-Tumble World of New Jersey Politics Richard J. Codey 978-0-8135-5045-9 cloth $24.95 The Life and Times of Richard J. Hughes The Politics of Civility John B. Wefing 978-0-8135-4641-4 cloth $32.50 Governor Tom Kean From the New Jersey Statehouse to the 911 Commission Alvin S. Felzenberg 978-0-8135-3799-3 cloth $29.95

My School Governance Handbook: Keeping it simple, a step by step guide and checklist for all school governors

My School Governance Handbook: Keeping it simple, a step by step guide and checklist for all school governors
Author: Al Kingsley
Publisher: John Catt
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2022-11-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1915361702

With nearly two decades of school governance experience across Infant, Primary, Secondary, All Through and Alternative Provision schools and academies, distilled into an easy-to-read format, Al Kingsley's My School Governance Handbook aims to make the complex world of school governance simple and accessible to all. This handbook will take you step by step through the basics of school governance, what the role entails and what you need to know. It explains how schools and multi academy trusts are structured, the key areas of school life you need to understand, relevant questions to ask and finally, includes a handy dictionary to help you navigate your way through all those pesky education acronyms. Including ideas and guidance from other experienced governors across the UK, 'My School Governance Handbook' is the perfect companion for any school governor or trustee.