Encouraging your staff to volunteer as a school governor is great for your staff and business, from free workforce development to increased employee productivity. To help get you started, check out our resources. Why not start now?

Thank you, governors Jessie Younghusband School for your enthusiasm and engagement in the session. All the best for your future planning and next steps.

Agreed. Contact us West Sussex School Governors if you'd like more information about being a governor in West Sussex.

Governors & clerks engagement at the summer term briefing session in Worthing this week. Termly briefing sessions form part of the SLA offer and provide an opportunity to network as well as receive valuable updates!

It's here! If you're a school governor, trustee or academy committee member, you can take part in the #SchoolGovernance2019 survey now: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/nga-survey/

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Ofsted’s new education inspection framework is now available via handbooks for early years, maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools and further education and skills #EIF2019 ow.ly/sHWT50u9mtb

Ofsted's new education inspection framework is now available. We will be using this to inform our two day Governance and Ofsted training session on 22nd May and 18th June. Please contact us if you would like to book.

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What do governors needs to know about the new education inspection framework? Listen to our Deputy Director for Schools, Matthew Purves, and @NGAEmmaK explain here youtu.be/UvqA1SFiqOo NGA For Schools & Trusts #VisibleGovernance

Would you like to gain vital board-level experience, whilst giving something back to your local community? Why not become a School Governor or Trustee? Visit inspiringgovernance.org/volunteers for more information about this great volunteering opportunity! #EveryoneOnBoard #governance

Welcome back to the new term to all our West Sussex governors. We look forward to working with you over the coming year. Look out for our briefing papers with lots of key information, coming into schools this week.

Our first governors' briefing of the term should now be in your clerk's inbox. Do check it out for lots of key messages, including tips on headteacher performance management.

Great to welcome so many governors to our briefings at the beginning of this term and really helpful to hear from Nick Chellel Nick Chellel from Active Sussex on the use of the PE and sports premium. Five more briefings still to come next week across the county.

The governance team have been busy this term delivering in-school training for governing bodies on preparing for Ofsted. Do think about booking your discounted session as part of your SLA.

The DfE have provided the following link to relevant guidance and resources for governors of local-authority-maintained schools: gov.uk/government/col…

Matthew Purves, Deputy Director, Schools, gives a brief introduction to the Education Inspection Framework, launched September 2019. youtu.be/FckCEjlmjRM

Excellent PE & Sport Premium Gov Training yesterday in partnership with West Sussex School Governors. The 21 govs learnt about their key role in ensuring the effective & sustainable use of the funding & heard a good practice example from @KingsleaPrimary HT Alexis Conway #impact #accountability

Putting a different hat on tonight... Learning all things Governance NGA For Schools & Trusts #VisibleGovernance West Sussex School Governors

We’re celebrating the difference that good governance makes to the school system by supporting the #VisibleGovernance in Schools campaign – we encourage our members to join in too. Find out more: bit.ly/VisibleGoverna… #VisibleGovernance