Bury Governor Association News
Message from BGA Chair
Dear fellow governors, Just a week to go until the next BGA Autumn Term Meeting which is being held at 7.00pm on Thursday 14th November, 2019 - Peel Room in the Town Hall. With a slight change to previous years’, the evening will open with our AGM including election...
Bury Governor Autumn Newsletter
The Autumn Term newsletter has been circulated. You can access a copy by clicking on the link below: Autumn 2019 Newsletter Please note that the newsletter indicates that training courses may be booked via the BEST Trust. This is no longer the case as the BEST Trust...
Great Feedback for Governor Training
Analysis of the governor evaluation forms has been undertaken for the summer term courses and it illustrates fantastic feedback for the Bury based sessions. The chart can be accessed by clicking on the link below: Summer Term Analysis_0 The BGD Committee has been...
NGA Leading Governance Programme comes to Bury
The NGA's Leading Governance Programme for Chairs will be delivered in Bury in partnership with BGD. The 40 week programme will commence in October and includes 3 face to face seminars lead by an NGA consultant and hosted at Bury College. Details of the programme can...
Bury Chair of Governors Autumn Term Briefing
There was a healthy attendance level at the Autumn Term briefing for Chair's in the Peel Room in the evening of Tuesday 3rd September 2019. Paul Cooke chaired the meeting with presentations from Interim AD Julien Kramer and Wendy Jackson and Damian Kay from the...
Autumn Term Governor Training Programme
The programme for training for the Autumn Term has been agreed with new schools based training venues.. Please note that in response to feedback that the afternoon sessions will now commence at 12.30 and will finish at 3.00pm, allowing governors/trustees with child...
NGA Annual Survey 2019
The NGA published their annual survey of governors and trustees this week. The full report can be accessed on the link below: School-Governance-Report-(WEB)-FINAL-2-9-19 Respondents’ opinion of central education policy continues to decline. 78% of respondents...
Extraordinary Chairs and BGA Meeting
On Tuesday 9th July there will be an extraordinary meeting with Bury Chairs and the BGA to consider the future of governor training and development in Bury. The meeting will start at 7.00pm and will be in the Peel Room in Bury Town Hall. The agenda for the evening...
New BGD Terms of Reference Agreed
At the most recent BGD committee meeting, members agreed a new terms of reference for Bury Governance Development. The revised document can be accessed on the link below: BGD Terms of Reference version 11_0
Interim Assistant Director presents at BGA Meeting
Over 30 governors and trustees were present at the BGA meeting on Tuesday 11th June 2019 to hear the newly appointed interim AD, Julien Kramer, outline his vision for Bury and to answer questions. Julien informed the group that Bury is his 12th authority and that he...
BGA Summer Term Briefing
The Summer Term BGA Briefing is taking place in the Peel Room in Bury Town Hall at 7.00pm on Tuesday 11th June 2019. With growing pressures on school finances Steve Goodwin, the Head of Finance for Childrens Services, will be giving an update and answering questions....
Bury Governor Newsletter – Summer Term 2019
The Summer Term Bury Governor's Newsletter was circulated in early April. You can access a copy of it by clicking on the link below: Summer 2019 Newsletter (2)
Positive Feedback from BGA Spring Conference
Bury College proved to be an excellent venue for the 26 Bury Governors/Trustees who attended the Spring Conference on Saturday 27th April. BGA Chair Richard Ainsworth gave the welcome and outlined the struture for the conference. Judith Hicks from the NGA gave a...
NGA Release Revised Skills Audits and Matrices
The National Governance Association have very recently released the revised versions of their skills audit forms and the matrix collection tool. There are 2 versions - one for those who govern in single schools and one for those who govern in MATs or Federations....
Local Authority – Summer Term Chairs Briefing
The termly Chair's briefing took place in the Peel Room of Bury Town Hall on Tuesday 16th April. There was an update from Karen Dolton, the Executive Director of Children's Services, who re-iterated her commitment to education, schools and governance. A presentation...