04/11 Questions and Answers on Federation

“School governing body federation can be beneficial in terms of improving the quality and range of provision {including improving school ...

Published: 23/11/2011

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03/11 The Equality Act 2010

The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) brings together and replaces the previous anti-discrimination laws, such as the Disability Discrimination, Race ...

Published: 20/09/2011

02/11 Promoting and Supporting Effective Pupil Participation

The aim of this fact file is to provide information and guidance for governing bodies in Wales about how to ...

Published: 12/09/2011

01/11 School Uniform and Other Costs of Schooling

School uniform is widely acknowledged as being a positive aspect of school life. A school uniform drawn up after appropriate ...

Published: 1/07/2011

01/10 Important Changes to Education Legislation in Wales

Governors should be aware that there have been a number of recent and significant changes to the legislation relating to ...

Published: 19/05/2011

04/09 Foundation Governors

Foundation governors are members of the governing bodies of voluntary aided, foundation and voluntary controlled schools. They are appointed to ...

Published: 22/10/2009

03/09 Additional Community Governors

Additional Community Governors enable the governing body to add specific areas of expertise to the governing body, reflecting a balance ...

Published: 21/10/2009

03/09 Community Governors

Community Governors usually live or work in the community served by the school and are committed to the good government ...

Published: 21/10/2009

02/09 Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

MFL in Wales: Building on Bilingualism This fact file looks at the current position on MFL in Wales ...

Published: 6/04/2009

01/09 The Critical Friend

The governing body’s main role is to establish a strategic framework for the school and to regularly review the progress ...

Published: 16/03/2009