Bury Governor Association News
Looked After Children in Bury Schools
Gemma Parkes, the Headteacher of Bury's virtual school delivered an on-line training session for Bury governors and trustees on Monday evening. The session had over 20 attendees. A recording of the session can be accessed using the below link with the passcode...
Governor Training on Looked After Children in Bury Schools
Gemma Park is the Head of the Virtual School that coordinates the support for children in care who attend Bury schools. On Monday 22nd November 2021 Gemma will lead a virtual training session that will cover the following key themes: The educational context of...
Bury Governor Association AGM and Zoom Conference
BGA will host it's AGM and Conference on Thursday18th November, 7:00-8.30pm. The format for the evening will be: 7.00pm - Welcome and introductions from BGA Chair Richard Ainsworth 7.05pm - AGM (Election of Chair/Vice-Chair/Treasurer/Secretary, Appointment of...
BGA Summer Term Meeting Tuesday 9th June 2021 – Report and Resources
Considering the weather was beautiful outside 27 governors and trustees nonetheless joined the Summer Term meeting held remotely via Zoom. BGA Chair Richard Ainsworth welcomed the first guest speaker, Bury's new Director of Education and Skills, Isobel Booler. Isobel...
Bury Governor Association Summer Term Meeting
The Summer Term BGA meeting will be delivered remotely on Tuesday 8th June 2021, starting at 7.00pm. The agenda and log-in details for the Zoom Call have been circulated by Bury Council's Governor Support Team. The first presentation will be from Bury's new director...
Local Authority Chair’ of Governors Briefing
There were 30 participants in the Chair's briefing which was held over Microsoft Teams at 6.45pm on Wednesday 21st April 2021. Julien Kramer opened the meeting outlining that this will be his final Chair's briefing before he hands over to new Director Isobel Booler on...
Spring Term BGA Meeting – PowerPoints and Resources
There was a good representation of governors and trustees at the Spring Term BGA briefing on Thursday 11th March. Once again, as a result of the Covid-19 restrictions, the meeting was a virtual one hosted via Zoom. Richard Ainsworth welcomed attendees and speakers and...
Additional Summer Term Governor/Trustee Training
RMA Governance Services have been commissioned to deliver some additional virtual training for Bury governors/trustees to complement the sessions being run by One Education. The sessions are: Monday 17th May 6pm – 8.30pm Emotionally Healthy Schools Tuesday 1 st June...
BGA Spring Term Meeting Notice
The Bury Governor Association Spring Term Meeting is taking place virtually at 7.00pm on Thursday 11th March 2021. The meeting will be held via a Zoom call and will be opened by BGA Chair Richard Ainsworth. Sheila Durr, the Executive Director Children and Young People...
Local Authority Chairs’ Briefing
There was an excellent 'virtual' attendance at the Chairs' briefing on Wednesday 13th January 2021. Interim Assistant Director Julien Kramer opened the meeting and asked Chairs to extend his thanks to all governors for the time they dedicate to supporting Bury schools...
First Virtual BGA Conference and Annual General Meeting
There were 35 'virtual' attendees for the BGA conference and AGM on Thursday 12th November. BGA Chair Richard Ainsworth welcomed everyone and introduced interim Assistant Director Julien Kramer who thanked governors for their work and described the current local...
Training For Bury Governors And Trustees
Bury Governor Association has entered into a prtnership arrangement with One Education. A 12 month programme of training which is free of charge for for the Bury governors and trustees whose schools buy into the Bury Governnace Development collaborative can be seen on...
Paul Coates
It is with great regret that the BGA has to report the passing of Paul Coates. Paul has been a champion of governance in Bury for over 20 years, serving both the Bury Governor Association and the Bury Govenance Development Committee. He also served on the governing...
Suspension of Governor Training and Conferences
It is with regret that the BGA announces that the training courses scheduled for the remainder of the Spring Term have been postponed. This is in light of Government advice in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. Sadly the BGA annual conference scheduled for Thursday...
Bury Governor Spring Term Newsletter
The Spring Term Newsletter has been published by our partners at Bury Council's Governor Support team. The newsletter can be accessed on the link below. Spring 2020 Newsletter.doc Please note that the induction training detailed in the list of training courses has had...