If you are a governor of a Bury school Bury Council's Governor Support Service can provide guidance and help in your role. This can range from recommending training courses to answering specific questions you have about being a governor.
Wellbeing
General policies and guidance
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Special educational needs and disability reforms guidance [242kb]
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Gov.uk - Careers guidance provision for young people in schools
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Twenty questions every governing board should ask itself [453kb]
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Assets Publishing Service - Competency Framework for Governance
The Bury Governor newsletters
Joint newsletters from local school governors, the Bury Governor Association and Bury Governor Training Group.
Chair's Briefings
Information from elsewhere on the web
You may also find the following websites useful:
- Bury Governor Association - training opportunities for school governors.
- Schools' Forum - made up of head teachers, governors, elected members, council officers and professional associations, such as trades unions. Their purpose to bring together schools, the council and the Local Education Authority, so they can agree on how education is funded in the borough.
- National Governance Association - an independent charity, working to support good governance in schools. It is involved in lobbying government ministers, policy makers and education organisations. They also run national conferences, and a number of regional events.
- Times Educational Supplement - provides background information about current education issues.